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UET Compass Academy

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 5-16MixedAcademy alternative provision converter63 pupilsGreat YarmouthNorfolk
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Pupils from low-income families65%Far more than most schools
Places8 spare63 pupils, 71 places
Pupils per teacher4.3School workforce census
Pupils on roll63Census January 2026

UET Compass Academy is an academy alternative provision converter in Great Yarmouth for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 63 pupils and room for 71. About 65 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.

Bell Lane, Belton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9LD01493 923122compassschools.ukMrs Katrina Warren headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Before it became this school, UET Pathfinder Academy was inspected on 2 July 2024 and judged Requires improvement (report). Same building, same children, so that report is the best guide until Ofsted comes back.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

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 the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll63Census January 2026
Places7189% full
Pupils from low-income families65%65% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English2%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%63 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)56%£47,500 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls44 / 19
White British pupils94%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (62), Physical disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024
Pupils on roll636265
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals65%66%63%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language2%2%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support2%2%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans98%99%

Staff and money

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

Teachers14.8full-time equivalent, 16 people
Pupils per teacher4.3Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers81%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants22.8full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£52,659
Teachers who left in the year6%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher3.92024/25

Money

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

Spend per pupil£40,694England £7,128. Total £2.5m
Income per pupil£39,484England £7,587. Total £2.4m
Spent on teachers per pupil£18,629England £3,405
Money in reserve16%A healthy amount put by: £383k, £6,170 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out-£75kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£40,694spent 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 m5112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate53 per 1,000 people42% 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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Moorlands CofE Primary AcademyAcademy260 m282No overall grade 202516Compare
Woodlands Primary AcademyAcademy1.1 miles458Good 202336Compare
Hillside Primary SchoolCouncil1.3 miles212No overall grade 202415Compare
Homefield VC CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England1.4 miles241No overall grade 202430Compare
Ormiston Herman AcademyAcademy1.7 miles420Good 202384Compare
Ormiston Venture AcademyAcademy1.7 miles889No overall grade 202580Compare
Lynn Grove AcademyAcademy2.1 miles1,113Good 202348Compare
Peterhouse CofE Primary AcademyAcademy2.1 miles408Good 202312Compare

Questions parents ask

Is UET Compass Academy a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score UET Compass Academy yet.

How many pupils does UET Compass Academy have?

63 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 71 places, so it is 89% full.

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

Contact and details

Address
Bell Lane, Belton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9LD
Telephone
01493 923122
Website
compassschools.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Katrina Warren
Type of school
Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Unity Education Trust (15 schools)
Local authority
Norfolk
Ward
Lothingland
Constituency
Great Yarmouth
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1 January 2024 (split school)
URN
150354 · LAESTAB 9261113 · UKPRN 10094457
Formerly
UET Pathfinder Academy

Where these figures come from