Homefield VC CofE Primary School
Homefield Avenue, Bradwell, Great Yarmouth, NR31 8NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kerry Savage
- Diocese
- Diocese of Norwich
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 253
- Pupils on roll
- 241
- URN
- 121097
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01493661691
About this school
Homefield VC CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Great Yarmouth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 241 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Homefield VC CofE Primary 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 57% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 63% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 45% | 73% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 67% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.50 | - | - |
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 Homefield VC CofE Primary 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 | 39% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 241 |
| 2023/24 | 246 |
| 2024/25 | 247 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Homefield VC CofE Primary School compares
Homefield VC CofE Primary School ranked 148th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.3% | 14.7% | 241 | — |
| Hillside Primary School | 43% | 6% | 12.3% | 212 | 0.2 miles |
| Woodlands Primary Academy | 60% | 4.5% | 14.8% | 458 | 0.3 miles |
| Ormiston Herman Academy | 82% | 5.8% | 29.6% | 420 | 0.6 miles |
| Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy | 47% | 5.9% | 53.4% | 408 | 0.9 miles |
| Wroughton Infant Academy | — | 4.9% | 37% | 183 | 1.0 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)
- 14.69%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 9.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hillside Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Woodlands Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Ormiston Herman Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Wroughton Infant Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
Other schools in Great Yarmouth
Homefield VC CofE Primary School ranks 17th 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
- Hopton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Ludham Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Homefield VC CofE Primary School teach?
- Homefield VC CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Great Yarmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Homefield VC CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Homefield VC CofE Primary School is Mrs Kerry Savage, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Homefield VC CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Homefield VC CofE Primary 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 Homefield VC CofE Primary School?
- Homefield VC CofE Primary School has 241 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Homefield VC CofE Primary School full?
- Homefield VC CofE Primary School has capacity for 253 pupils and 241 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Homefield VC CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Homefield VC CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Norwich.
- Does Homefield VC CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Homefield VC CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Homefield VC CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Homefield VC CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Homefield VC CofE Primary School ranked 148th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Homefield VC CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Homefield VC CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Homefield VC CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Homefield VC CofE Primary 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.