Caister Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5LS · Norfolk · secondary school
16th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 8.6/10 against 497 of them, against 6.5/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 46.8 · 58 | 30% | 1.74 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.3 · 73 | 25% | 1.82 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 49.4 · 68 | 10% | 0.68 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 46.8% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 49.4, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.3 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (8.6 out of 10 against similar schools, 6.5 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Good in January 2024.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Combined Cadet Force, World Leaders, and Student Leadership clubs. Sports include football, netball, skiing, and sports leadership, alongside dance. Trips have included a football tour to Holland, a catering trip to Barcelona, a languages tour of Normandy, a geography run trip to Iceland, and visits to Kingswood and Pleasurewood Hills.
Getting in. The school has 635 pupils in a building with 805 places, leaving 170 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils in the transition to secondary education? What specific support is available for students aiming for higher grades in English and maths? How are the 170 spare places managed to ensure class sizes remain optimal?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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