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Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy

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

personMr Ryan Freeman

corporate_fareTHE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onGreat Yarmouth, NR31 7BY

language Visit Website phone 1493661046

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

427

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Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Great Yarmouth, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 85% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 437 pupils on roll, of whom 53% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #159 of 265 primaries in Norfolk and #11,160 of 14,143 nationally.

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

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.7 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

47%

LA 53%

Reading71% LA 69%

Writing62% LA 63%

Maths62% LA 66%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading57% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing53% LA 59% · Eng 72%

Maths55% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 49%England 60%

Reading65% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths51% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA -0.8

-4.4 to -1.1

-2.3

Write

LA -1.7

-3.9 to -0.7

-4.2

Maths

LA -1.5

-5.7 to -2.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading69% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths66% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.9

-3.1 to 0.0

-1.1

Write

LA -1.1

-2.6 to 0.3

-3.8

Maths

LA -1.5

-5.2 to -2.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 57%

Reading69% LA 70%

Writing70% LA 73%

Maths63% LA 68%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.8

-2.8 to 0.4

0.5

Write

LA -0.9

-1 to 2

-3.8

Maths

LA -1.3

-5.2 to -2.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 December 2023

Inspection Report

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07 March 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-03-07

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-12-11

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 437 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, 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)	437	3	0.7%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	424	20	4.7%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	450	34	7.6%	0.8%	2
2023/24 (Spring term)	448	19	4.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	438	5	1.1%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	439	11	2.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	427	6	1.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	416	1	0.2%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	420	14	3.3%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	413	19	4.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	416	24	5.8%	0.5%	2
2020/21 (Summer term)	431	11	2.6%	0.4%	1
2020/21 (Spring term)	425	4	0.9%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	412	12	2.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	420	8	1.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	410	14	3.4%	0.6%	2
2018/19 (Summer term)	435	13	3.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	437	12	2.7%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	431	8	1.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	446	7	1.6%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	449	6	1.3%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	432	13	3.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	412	8	1.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	410	7	1.7%	0.4%	2
2016/17 (Autumn term)	405	5	1.2%	0.5%	1

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 25 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Physical Disability 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils