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Great Yarmouth Charter Academy

Salisbury Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LS ·

Ofsted:Good· 2024Christian
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At a glance

A state Christian secondary free school for ages 11–16 in Great Yarmouth. Confirmed as Good at an ungraded Ofsted inspection (June 2024). GCSE results are below the England average (Attainment 8: 38.6 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 160 families put it first for 160 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–16
Pupils
882
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Norfolk
Academy trust
INSPIRATION TRUST
Headteacher
Mr James Gosden
Opened
Sept 2016

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Latest ungraded inspection (12 Jun 2024): School remains Good

The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 157 pupils

Attainment 8
38.6
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
34.4%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
52.2%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-0.01
2023/24 · CI -0.24 to 0.22
This school
38.6
Norfolk
45.2
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
160
1st preferences
160
All applications
227
1st prefs per place
1.00
Fewer first choices than places

148 of 160 first-preference applicants were offered a place (93%).

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
895
Capacity
1,500
59% full
Girls / boys
50/50
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)55.4%
  • English as an additional language32.7%
  • SEN support9.6%
  • Education, Health and Care plan3.1%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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