Caister Academy
Details
| Age Range | 11-16 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Academy, Academy sponsor led |
| Religious Character | None |
| Local Authority | Norfolk |
| Address | Windsor Road, NR30 5LS |
| School Website | www.caisteracademy.org.uk |
| Telephone | 1493720542 |
| URN | 141331 |
School Census
| Total | 694 |
| Girls/Boys | 364/330 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 52.4%/47.6% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 12.8% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 258 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 23.8% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 16/01/2018 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 16/01/2018 | Good |
| 14/05/2014 | Inadequate |
| Inspection Date | 16/01/2018 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
| Inspection Date | 14/05/2014 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Requires improvement |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Secondary Results
| Secondary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40.00% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 59.30% |
| Entering EBacc | 20.00% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.9 |
| Progress 8 | 0.3 |
| Secondary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 54% |
| Entering EBacc | 14% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.38 |
| Progress 8 | -0.14 |
| Secondary Results 2022 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 54% |
| Entering EBacc | - |
| EBacc average point score | 3.66 |
| Progress 8 | -0.08 |
Secondary Admissions
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 172 |
| As first preference | 108 |
| As second preference | 50 |
| As third preference | 14 |
| Total Offers Made | 116 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 108 |
| second preference offers | 4 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 182 |
| As first preference | 117 |
| As second preference | 52 |
| As third preference | 13 |
| Total Offers Made | 133 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 117 |
| second preference offers | 9 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 212 |
| As first preference | 124 |
| As second preference | 71 |
| As third preference | 16 |
| Total Offers Made | 135 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 124 |
| second preference offers | 8 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 181 |
| As first preference | 99 |
| As second preference | 63 |
| As third preference | 19 |
| Total Offers Made | 105 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 99 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 190 |
| As first preference | 137 |
| As second preference | 40 |
| As third preference | 13 |
| Total Offers Made | 140 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 137 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 233 |
| As first preference | 147 |
| As second preference | 60 |
| As third preference | 26 |
| Total Offers Made | 151 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 147 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 210 |
| As first preference | 145 |
| As second preference | 50 |
| As third preference | 15 |
| Total Offers Made | 151 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 145 |
| second preference offers | 6 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 141 |
| As first preference | 104 |
| As second preference | 29 |
| As third preference | 8 |
| Total Offers Made | 108 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 104 |
| second preference offers | 4 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 136 |
| As first preference | 99 |
| As second preference | 33 |
| As third preference | 4 |
| Total Offers Made | 99 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 99 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 184 |
| As first preference | 117 |
| As second preference | 53 |
| As third preference | 14 |
| Total Offers Made | 117 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 117 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 67% |
| agree | 29% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 71% |
| agree | 25% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 46% |
| agree | 46% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 13% |
| agree | 21% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 0% |
| not applicable | 58% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 54% |
| agree | 38% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 4% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 46% |
| agree | 25% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 0% |
| not applicable | 25% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 0% |
| no | 0% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 0% |
| agree | 0% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 50% |
| agree | 46% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 58% |
| agree | 38% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 54% |
| agree | 42% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 75% |
| agree | 17% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 79% |
| agree | 21% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 42% |
| agree | 42% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 4% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 96% |
| no | 4% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 39% |
| agree | 48% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 48% |
| agree | 42% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 2% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 33% |
| agree | 53% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 8% |
| agree | 12% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 8% |
| not applicable | 61% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 35% |
| agree | 44% |
| disagree | 16% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 2% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 25% |
| agree | 30% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 1% |
| not applicable | 27% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 27% |
| no | 73% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 39% |
| agree | 30% |
| disagree | 9% |
| strongly disagree | 20% |
| dont know | 2% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 46% |
| agree | 45% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 4% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 44% |
| agree | 46% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 2% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 38% |
| agree | 48% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 45% |
| agree | 49% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 56% |
| agree | 41% |
| disagree | 1% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 35% |
| agree | 45% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 7% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 87% |
| no | 13% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 79.2% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 9.1% |
| african ethnic origin | 2.1% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1.9% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 1.3% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 0.7% |
| indian ethnic origin | 0.7% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 0.7% |
| gypsy roma ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| chinese ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 81.7% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 9.1% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 2% |
| african ethnic origin | 1.3% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1.2% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 1% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 0.7% |
Nearby Schools
Caister Infant With Nursery School
(0.27 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 2-7, Gender: Mixed
Address: Kingston Avenue, , NR30 5ET
Caister Junior School
(0.27 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 7-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Caister Junior School, Caister-on-Sea, NR30 5ET
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
(0.55 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding
Age: 4-19, Gender: Mixed
Address: St George's Drive, , NR30 5QW