Caister Academy

School overview

Caister Academy is a secondary school serving Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 635 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 49.4 — above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 2.1 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 32% of secondary schools nationally.

47% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 68% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. 99% of the families who made Caister Academy their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. After Year 11, 91% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 9.2%. There are about 16.8 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 40% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Caister Academy 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.