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St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Sharron Mitchell

location_onGreat Yarmouth, NR30 3BQ

language Visit Website phone 1493843476

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

204

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Expected Standard

30%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth is a Community school primary school in Great Yarmouth, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 98% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth is a community school in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 207 pupils on roll, of whom 61% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 30% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #233 of 265 primaries in Norfolk and #13,320 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 53%

Reading47% LA 69%

Writing63% LA 63%

Maths57% LA 66%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading63% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 59% · Eng 72%

Maths59% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 49%England 60%

Reading38% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing46% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths42% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.1

Read

LA -0.8

-7.6 to -2.6

-2.7

Write

LA -1.7

-5.1 to -0.2

-2.6

Maths

LA -1.5

-5.0 to -0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading48% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA -0.9

-5.1 to -0.5

0.3

Write

LA -1.1

-1.8 to 2.5

-2.7

Maths

LA -1.5

-4.7 to -0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 57%

Reading-% LA 70%

Writing-% LA 73%

Maths-% LA 68%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.8

Write

LA -0.9

Maths

LA -1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 November 2023

Inspection Report

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19 June 2018

Inspection Report

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19 June 2013

Inspection Report

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02 March 2011

Inspection Report

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10 December 2009

Inspection Report

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27 June 2007

Inspection Report

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19 November 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-06-19

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-06-19

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 207 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	205	4	2.0%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	209	5	2.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	207	2	1.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	205	5	2.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	204	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	225	10	4.4%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	225	4	1.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	227	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	227	5	2.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	232	5	2.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	235	2	0.9%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	228	6	2.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	244	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	244	4	1.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	236	3	1.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	243	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	248	3	1.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	238	8	3.4%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	221	3	1.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	216	5	2.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	205	8	3.9%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	213	8	3.8%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	207	3	1.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	205	8	3.9%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils