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Northgate Primary School

Primary · Great Yarmouth · NR30 1BP

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 10 December 2024

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At a glance

425 pupils · 101% of 420 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
38.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
18.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
6.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.northgateprimary.norfolk.sch.uk
URN
147567

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 41 families named it first for 46 Reception places, 0.89 first choices per place. At its inspection on 10 December 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.89 first-choice applications per place

46 places offered · 41 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
37%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
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 school37%
Median of its 12 closest peers62.5%
Norfolk average56.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
Swain House Primary SchoolBradford · 166 miles awayGood58%
The Canterbury Primary SchoolCanterbury · 97 miles awayGood51%
Worsbrough Common Primary SchoolBarnsley · 147 miles awayGood66%
Windwhistle Primary SchoolWeston-Super-Mare · 219 miles awayNeeds attention42%
Westover Green Community School and Autism CentreBridgwater · 227 miles awayNeeds attention59%
Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyManchester · 175 miles awayOutstanding77%
Elm Primary AcademyBournemouth · 202 miles awayGood77%
Francis Askew Primary SchoolHull · 117 miles awayGood71%
Woodhall Primary SchoolSudbury · 57 miles awayGood78%
Woodhouse Primary AcademyBirmingham · 156 miles awayNo current grade75%
Eldene Nursery and Primary SchoolSwindon · 164 miles awayGood37%
Bentley West Primary SchoolWalsall · 158 miles awayRequires improvement38%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 70% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Any other White background 14% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Norfolk 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Black African 2% (Norfolk 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 1% (Norfolk 2%, England 4%) · Any other Black background 1% (Norfolk 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

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)
7.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
24.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

17.92 suspensions per 100 pupils and 2 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
22.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

84% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school · 7% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

65.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 20.1 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 £50,132; 9.1% 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 (2024-25)

This school£6,736
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 84% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 5% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £484,000; in-year balance +£272,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher15.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications25.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work16.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways25.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health38%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier50.9%62.3%
Social housing4.8%17.1%
Privately rented44.3%20.5%
Detached houses6.6%22.9%
Flats17.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms18.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van35.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026599 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£165,000328 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£130,000–£215,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (16)£300,000
Semi-detached (61)£250,000
Terraced (241)£155,000
Flat (10)£102,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of 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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
33an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
11an urban school averages 6.1

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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