Caister Junior School

Community school·Primary school Great Yarmouth, Norfolk·NR30 5ET
Composite score
52.0
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#6,536
National rank
#695
In East of England
#64
In Norfolk
Top 44%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
5%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
332
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
34.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
25.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
14.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,072
Typical primary: £6,960

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Location

Caister Junior School at a glance

Located in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Caister Junior School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 332 pupils aged 7 to 11. 71% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 8.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 44% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 5% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 5.7%. There are about 20.9 pupils per teacher. Caister Junior School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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