Schools in Great Yarmouth
39 state-funded schools, 13,163 pupils. 89.5% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 2 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school is awaiting a first inspection.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Great Yarmouth?
Great Yarmouth has 39 state-funded schools teaching 13,163 pupils. 30 primary, 6 secondary, 2 special.
What percentage of schools in Great Yarmouth are Good or Outstanding?
89.5% of the 38 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Great Yarmouth are rated Good or Outstanding: 2 Outstanding and 32 Good. 4 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Great Yarmouth are rated Outstanding?
2 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Great Yarmouth: Ormiston Venture Academy, John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Ormiston Venture AcademySecondary902Outstanding 2025
- John Grant School, Caister-on-SeaSpecial195Outstanding 2023
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 30 | 30 | 90% |
| Secondary | 6 | 6 | 83.3% |
| Special | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 0 | — |
Every school in Great Yarmouth
Showing 20 of 39 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
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Lynn Grove Academy | Secondary | 1,109 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ormiston Venture Academy | Secondary | 902 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy | Secondary | 895 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy | Secondary | 808 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Flegg High Ormiston Academy | Secondary | 685 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Caister Academy | Secondary | 635 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy | Primary | 485 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Woodlands Primary Academy | Primary | 463 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 437 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 421 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery | Primary | 420 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Northgate Primary School | Primary | 413 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
North Denes Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 395 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ormiston Herman Academy | Primary | 389 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Martham Academy and Nursery | Primary | 334 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Caister Junior School | Primary | 332 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Moorlands CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 300 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Caister Infant With Nursery School | Primary | 294 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wroughton Junior Academy | Primary | 283 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy | Primary | 278 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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