Ormesby Village Junior School
North Road, Ormesby St Margaret, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Bradley Young
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 114
- URN
- 120917
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01493730944
About this school
Ormesby Village Junior School is a community primary school in Great Yarmouth. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 114 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ormesby Village Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 47 | 23 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 57% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 4% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 78% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 65% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 61% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Ormesby Village Junior 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 | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 134 |
| 2023/24 | 116 |
| 2024/25 | 120 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ormesby Village Junior School compares
Ormesby Village Junior School ranked 51st of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5% | 20% | 114 | — |
| Ormesby Village Infant School | — | 5.7% | 9.1% | 82 | 0.2 miles |
| Hemsby Primary School | 45% | 5.8% | 18.8% | 126 | 1.4 miles |
| Filby Primary School | 73% | 3.8% | 13.4% | 122 | 2.1 miles |
| Rollesby Primary School | 65% | 5.9% | 14.4% | 109 | 2.4 miles |
| Caister Junior School | 71% | 5.4% | 34.6% | 324 | 2.5 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%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.99%
- Persistent absence
- 11.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ormesby Village Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Hemsby Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Filby Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Rollesby Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Caister Junior School2.5 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
Other schools in Great Yarmouth
Ormesby Village Junior School ranks 7th of the 28 ranked primary 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 Ormesby Village Junior School teach?
- Ormesby Village Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Great Yarmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Ormesby Village Junior School?
- The headteacher of Ormesby Village Junior School is Mr Bradley Young, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ormesby Village Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ormesby Village Junior 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 many pupils are at Ormesby Village Junior School?
- Ormesby Village Junior School has 114 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Ormesby Village Junior School full?
- Ormesby Village Junior School has capacity for 180 pupils and 114 on roll (63%), so it has space against 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 Ormesby Village Junior School a faith school?
- No. Ormesby Village Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ormesby Village Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ormesby Village Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ormesby Village Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ormesby Village Junior School compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Ormesby Village Junior School ranked 51st of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ormesby Village Junior School's absence rate?
- Ormesby Village Junior School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ormesby Village Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormesby Village Junior School'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.