Ludham Primary School and Nursery
School Road, Ludham, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5QN
This school is closed (it closed in June 2026).
It was replaced by Ludham Primary School and Nursery. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea Goreham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 110
- URN
- 120830
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
About this school
Ludham Primary School and Nursery was a community primary school in Great Yarmouth. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 110 pupils on roll.
Ofsted inspected it; its last report is linked below.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 67% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 93% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 87% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 80% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ludham Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 105 |
| 2024/25 | 113 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ludham Primary School and Nursery compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6.1% | 20.7% | 110 | — |
| Ludham Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Catfield CofE Primary Academy | 75% | 6.9% | 35.9% | 84 | 1.7 miles |
| Horning Community Primary School | — | 8.2% | 33.3% | 44 | 2.7 miles |
| Neatishead Church of England Primary School | 57% | 4.9% | 18.5% | 75 | 3.2 miles |
| Fairhaven Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 53% | 4.1% | 13.1% | 103 | 3.4 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.65%
- English as an additional language
- 1.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.05%
- Persistent absence
- 18.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ludham Primary School and Nursery0.0 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Catfield CofE Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Horning Community Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Neatishead Church of England Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Fairhaven Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other schools in Great Yarmouth
- Caister Infant With Nursery School Primary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Ludham Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Ludham Primary School and Nursery taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Great Yarmouth.
- Has Ludham Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ludham Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Ludham Primary School and Nursery?
- Ludham Primary School and Nursery had 110 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- How have Ludham Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Ludham Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ludham Primary School and Nursery's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 30 June 2026.