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Caister Junior School

Primary · Great Yarmouth · NR30 5ET

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 10 July 2024

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At a glance

324 pupils · 90% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
33% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
5.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
25.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://c2cfed.org/junior/
URN
120795

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 10 July 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

87 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
71%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
5%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school71%
Median of its 12 closest peers56%
Norfolk average56.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Rivacre Valley Primary SchoolEllesmere Port · 199 miles awayNeeds attention58%
Oulton Primary SchoolLeeds · 152 miles awayGood42%
Hungerford Primary SchoolHungerford · 162 miles awayGood65%
Cheadle Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · 157 miles awayNeeds attention46%
Netherton CofE Primary SchoolDudley · 161 miles awayGood57%
Inkersall Spencer AcademyChesterfield · 135 miles awayExpected standard66%
Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community NurseryWeymouth · 229 miles awayGood72%
The Florence Nightingale AcademyNottingham · 129 miles awayGood58%
Long Lee Primary SchoolKeighley · 171 miles awayGood39%
Valley Primary School and NurseryWhitehaven · 253 miles awayGood36%
St Elisabeth's Church of England PrimaryStockport · 171 miles awayExpected standard55%
St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolTorquay · 271 miles awayGood53%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 88% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Any other White background 2% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%) · Not recorded 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Norfolk 2%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Norfolk 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.61 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Norfolk: 5.56 suspensions and 0.10 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

91% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

63.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 10.2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,601; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,310
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 14% (8%) · supplies and services 5% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (3%) · catering 11% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£21,462; in-year balance +£6,432

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher18.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work24%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways19.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health40%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier72.6%62.3%
Social housing8.1%17.1%
Privately rented19%20.5%
Detached houses29.4%22.9%
Flats2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms15%21.1%
Households with no car or van20%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026594 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£225,000291 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£190,000–£270,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (107)£295,000
Semi-detached (108)£225,000
Terraced (74)£172,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
3a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
9a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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