St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth
St Peter's Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 3BQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharron Mitchell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 242
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 120972
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01493843476
About this school
St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth is a community primary school in Great Yarmouth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 201 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 November 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 | 26 | 27 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 44% | 30% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 38% | 63% | 47% |
| Expected standard in maths | 42% | 59% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 63% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth 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 | 31% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 30% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 204 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth compares
St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth ranked 254th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30% | 5.5% | 61.4% | 201 | — |
| Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery | 56% | 7.1% | 63.3% | 384 | 0.5 miles |
| Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy | 49% | 7.1% | 42.5% | 238 | 0.6 miles |
| St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery | 60% | 5.7% | 52% | 418 | 0.6 miles |
| Southtown Primary School | 43% | 10.4% | 40.6% | 183 | 0.7 miles |
| Cobholm Primary Academy | 59% | 5.3% | 50.3% | 189 | 0.9 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)
- 61.35%
- English as an additional language
- 58%
- Overall absence
- 5.53%
- Persistent absence
- 15.54%
Location
Nearby schools
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Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Southtown Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Cobholm Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
Other schools in Great Yarmouth
St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth ranks 28th 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 St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth teach?
- St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Great Yarmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth?
- The headteacher of St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth is Mrs Sharron Mitchell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth, 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 St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth?
- St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth full?
- St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth has capacity for 242 pupils and 201 on roll (83%), 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 St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth a faith school?
- No. St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth has no designated religious character.
- Does St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth as having nursery classes.
- How have St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 31% in 2022/23 and 30% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth ranked 254th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth's absence rate?
- St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth'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 3 July 2026.