Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
Details
| Age Range | 11-19 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Academy, Free schools |
| Religious Character | Christian |
| Local Authority | Norfolk |
| Address | Salisbury Road, NR30 4LS |
| School Website | www.gyca.org.uk |
| Telephone | 1493842061 |
| URN | 142883 |
School Census
| Total | 894 |
| Girls/Boys | 490/404 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 54.8%/45.2% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 32.2% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 500 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 7.0% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 02/07/2019 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 02/07/2019 | Good |
| Inspection Date | 02/07/2019 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Secondary Results
| Secondary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32.70% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 51.00% |
| Entering EBacc | 25.50% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.57 |
| Progress 8 | -0.01 |
| Secondary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 45% |
| Entering EBacc | 33% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.46 |
| Progress 8 | -0.06 |
| Secondary Results 2022 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 49% |
| Entering EBacc | - |
| EBacc average point score | 3.8 |
| Progress 8 | 0.41 |
Secondary Admissions
| first preference v offers | 1.01% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 216 |
| As first preference | 182 |
| As second preference | 26 |
| As third preference | 8 |
| Total Offers Made | 192 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 181 |
| second preference offers | 6 |
| third preference offers | 3 |
| first preference v offers | 1.02% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 235 |
| As first preference | 186 |
| As second preference | 34 |
| As third preference | 15 |
| Total Offers Made | 192 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 182 |
| second preference offers | 9 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.05% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 243 |
| As first preference | 196 |
| As second preference | 32 |
| As third preference | 15 |
| Total Offers Made | 195 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 186 |
| second preference offers | 9 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 218 |
| As first preference | 183 |
| As second preference | 22 |
| As third preference | 13 |
| Total Offers Made | 194 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 183 |
| second preference offers | 6 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 174 |
| As first preference | 139 |
| As second preference | 21 |
| As third preference | 14 |
| Total Offers Made | 143 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 139 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.01% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 168 |
| As first preference | 137 |
| As second preference | 15 |
| As third preference | 16 |
| Total Offers Made | 157 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 136 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 55 |
| As first preference | 26 |
| As second preference | 18 |
| As third preference | 11 |
| Total Offers Made | 28 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 26 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 104 |
| As first preference | 71 |
| As second preference | 24 |
| As third preference | 9 |
| Total Offers Made | 74 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 71 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 42% |
| agree | 33% |
| disagree | 14% |
| strongly disagree | 12% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 42% |
| agree | 35% |
| disagree | 12% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 5% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 33% |
| agree | 40% |
| disagree | 21% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 12% |
| agree | 14% |
| disagree | 9% |
| strongly disagree | 9% |
| don't know | 2% |
| not applicable | 53% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 30% |
| agree | 42% |
| disagree | 19% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 2% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 33% |
| agree | 21% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 19% |
| don't know | 0% |
| not applicable | 21% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 30% |
| no | 70% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 46% |
| agree | 15% |
| disagree | 23% |
| strongly disagree | 15% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 51% |
| agree | 35% |
| disagree | 12% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 47% |
| agree | 35% |
| disagree | 12% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 30% |
| agree | 44% |
| disagree | 21% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 47% |
| agree | 37% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 5% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 51% |
| agree | 33% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 5% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 42% |
| agree | 30% |
| disagree | 9% |
| strongly disagree | 12% |
| don't know | 7% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 77% |
| no | 23% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 29% |
| agree | 63% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 29% |
| agree | 63% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 4% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 17% |
| agree | 67% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 8% |
| agree | 13% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 4% |
| not applicable | 67% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 13% |
| agree | 54% |
| disagree | 21% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 4% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 25% |
| agree | 25% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 4% |
| not applicable | 33% |
| 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 | 42% |
| agree | 46% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 4% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 38% |
| agree | 50% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 4% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 21% |
| agree | 58% |
| disagree | 17% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 29% |
| agree | 50% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 4% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 29% |
| agree | 46% |
| disagree | 17% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 4% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 13% |
| agree | 54% |
| disagree | 21% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 13% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 79% |
| no | 21% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 65.1% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 11.9% |
| african ethnic origin | 4.9% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 2% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 1.7% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 1.7% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 1.2% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 0.7% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| indian ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 61% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 11.9% |
| african ethnic origin | 5.4% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 2.2% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 2.1% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 1.3% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 1% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 0.8% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 0.7% |
| chinese ethnic origin | 0.7% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 0.6% |
Nearby Schools
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Northgate Primary School
(0.41 mi)
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North Denes Primary School and Nursery
(0.57 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
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Address: North Denes Primary School and Nursery, , NR30 4HF