School Chooser

Caister Infant With Nursery School

Primary · ages 2-7MixedCouncil287 pupilsNurseryGreat YarmouthNorfolk
School Chooser Score
17
Below
similar schools
Likely range 7 to 38
Out of 100. Better than 12% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
#13,335 of 16,041 in England#240 in NorfolkHow it is worked out
OfstedAs expected teachingOfsted report card, May 2026
Attendance94.4%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families25%About the same as most schools in England
PlacesFull287 pupils, 270 places
Pupils per teacher18.0School workforce census
Pupils on roll287Census January 2026

Caister Infant With Nursery School is a council school in Great Yarmouth for boys and girls aged 2 to 7. It has 287 pupils, 17 more than it has places for. About 25 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. We give it 17 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 12% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in May 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.

Kingston Avenue, Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, NR30 5ET01493 378300c2cfed.org/infant-nurseryMrs Gemma Smith headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted visited on 12 May 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.

TeachingOfsted calls this “curriculum and teaching”
As expected
Achievement
As expected
Behaviour and attendanceOfsted calls this “attendance and behaviour”
As expected
Support for every childOfsted calls this “inclusion”
As expected
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development and wellbeing”
As expected
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and governance”
As expected
Early years
As expected
SafeguardingAre pupils kept safe?
Pupils are kept safe
Met
Ofsted's scale:ExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement

Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.

Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
17 November 2021UngradedSchool remains Good

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Plenty of spare places225 pupils for 270 places, 2024/25
83% full

45 places were empty (17% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 3% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Norfolk council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll287Census January 2026
Places270106% full
Pupils from low-income families19%25% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English3%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support30%86 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan4%12 pupils with a plan
Average class size17.45 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)25%£83,700 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls143 / 144
White British pupils95%

Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 16 pupils, for social, emotional and mental health.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Norfolk with social, emotional and mental health provision.

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (49), emotional and mental health (29), Moderate learning difficulty (15), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Physical disability (2).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll287294228233231237
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals19%21%22%25%32%29%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language3%2%1%6%5%4%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–14%12%22%17%16%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–3%3%3%0%3%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance94.4%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school13.3%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils1.42024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission2.0%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence5.7%6.5%7.7%6.8%3.6%5.1%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.7%4.1%5.8%5.3%2.6%3.3%–
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence2.0%2.4%1.9%1.5%1.0%1.8%–
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence13.3%19.9%20.3%21.9%7.1%10.8%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate1.41.36.90.40.0––
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000––

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers14.0full-time equivalent, 17 people
Pupils per teacher18.0Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers94%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants23.5full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£51,774
Teachers who left in the year14%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher6.42024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£8,446England £7,738. Total £2.2m
Income per pupil£8,265England £7,697. Total £2.1m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,452England £3,480
Money in reserve-1%In the red: -£22k, -£86 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£47kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£8,446spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m17112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate54 per 1,000 people40% lower than the England average
Typical house price£221,750Great Yarmouth

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Caister Junior SchoolCouncil0 m324Good 202458Compare
North Denes Primary School and NurseryCouncil1.5 miles381Good 202324Compare
Northgate Primary SchoolAcademy2.2 miles425No overall grade 202417Compare
Ormesby Village Junior SchoolCouncil2.5 miles114No overall grade 202466Compare
Ormesby Village Infant SchoolCouncil2.6 miles82Good 202241Compare
St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and NurseryChurch of England2.7 miles418Good 202444Compare
Visiting Teacher Service East at Education Services CentreMiscellaneous2.8 miles–Not inspected–Compare
Cobholm Primary AcademyAcademy2.9 miles189Report card 202634Compare
Primary schools in NorfolkPrimary schools in Great YarmouthBest primary schools in England

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Caister Infant With Nursery School with the 49 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats12%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the bottom quarter of its group. Its score of 17 is 29 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 2 · middle 46 · highest 91100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 49 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Caister Infant With Nursery School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Elm Tree Primary SchoolAcademy12.9 miles266Good 202279Compare
The Albert Pye Community Primary SchoolAcademy15.2 miles350Good 202480Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 17 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 17% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 7 to 38. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years0%no data
–
Ofsted inspection20%below
-0.29
Ofsted report card, 0.3 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
–
Direction of travel over five years10%below
-0.17
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%in line
-0.03
2024/25; 151 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
–
What parents say0%no data
–

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Caister Infant With Nursery School a good school?

The figures are weak. Caister Infant With Nursery School scores 17 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 12% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 7 to 38, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Caister Infant With Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 12 May 2026 it rated teaching as as expected, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as as expected, leadership as as expected.

How many pupils does Caister Infant With Nursery School have?

287 pupils aged 2 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 270 places, so it is 106% full.

Is Caister Infant With Nursery School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 45 places were empty in 2024/25 (17% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Caister Infant With Nursery School?

Pupils were in school 94.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 13% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Caister Infant With Nursery School?

The average class had 17.4 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

Does Caister Infant With Nursery School have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Kingston Avenue, Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, NR30 5ET
Telephone
01493 378300
Website
c2cfed.org/infant-nursery
Headteacher
Mrs Gemma Smith
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 2-7, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Norfolk
Ward
Caister South
Constituency
Great Yarmouth
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
120796 · LAESTAB 9262034 · UKPRN 10068738
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from