Caister Infant With Nursery School
Kingston Avenue, Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, NR30 5ET
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- City 2 Coast Federation
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 287
- URN
- 120796
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01493378300
About this school
Caister Infant With Nursery School is a community primary school in Great Yarmouth. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 287 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
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- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Caister Infant With Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 228 |
| 2024/25 | 294 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Caister Infant With Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.7% | 27.6% | 287 | — |
| Caister Junior School | 71% | 5.4% | 34.6% | 324 | 0.0 miles |
| North Denes Primary School and Nursery | 48% | 7.4% | 46.2% | 381 | 1.5 miles |
| Northgate Primary School | 37% | 6.8% | 42.9% | 425 | 2.2 miles |
| Ormesby Village Junior School | 70% | 5% | 20% | 114 | 2.5 miles |
| Ormesby Village Infant School | — | 5.7% | 9.1% | 82 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.56%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.65%
- Persistent absence
- 13.25%
Location
Nearby schools
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Caister Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
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North Denes Primary School and Nursery1.5 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
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Northgate Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
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Ormesby Village Junior School2.5 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
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Ormesby Village Infant School2.6 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
Other schools in Great Yarmouth
- Caister Junior School Primary
- Catfield CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Cobholm Primary Academy Primary
- Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy Primary
- Filby Primary School Primary
- Fleggburgh CofE Primary School Primary
- Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Hemsby Primary School Primary
- Hillside Primary School Primary
- Homefield VC CofE Primary School Primary
- Hopton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Ludham Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Caister Infant With Nursery School teach?
- Caister Infant With Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Great Yarmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Caister Infant With Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Caister Infant With Nursery School is Mrs Gemma Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Caister Infant With Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Caister Infant With Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Caister Infant With Nursery School?
- Caister Infant With Nursery School has 287 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Caister Infant With Nursery School full?
- Caister Infant With Nursery School has capacity for 270 pupils and 287 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Caister Infant With Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Caister Infant With Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Caister Infant With Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Caister Infant With Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Caister Infant With Nursery School?
- Caister Infant With Nursery School is part of the City 2 Coast Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Caister Infant With Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists Caister Infant With Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Caister Infant With Nursery School's absence rate?
- Caister Infant With Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Caister Infant With Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Caister Infant With Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.