Catfield Voluntary Controlled CofE Primary School
School Lane, Catfield, Great Yarmouth, NR29 5DA
This school is closed (it closed in March 2024).
It was replaced by Catfield CofE Primary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natalie Butcher
- Diocese
- Diocese of Norwich
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 99
- Pupils on roll
- 78
- URN
- 121103
- Local authority
- Norfolk
About this school
Catfield Voluntary Controlled CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Great Yarmouth. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 78 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Catfield Voluntary Controlled CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 100% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - |
| Maths progress | +3.90 | - |
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 Catfield Voluntary Controlled 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 | 100% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79 |
| 2023/24 | 78 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Catfield Voluntary Controlled CofE Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.2% | 36.1% | 78 | — |
| Catfield CofE Primary Academy | 75% | 6.9% | 35.9% | 84 | 0.0 miles |
| Ludham Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | — | 1.7 miles |
| Sutton Church of England Infant Acdemy | — | 6.2% | 20% | 32 | 1.7 miles |
| Stalham Academy | 82% | 4.9% | 30.8% | 217 | 2.3 miles |
| Hickling CofE Infants Academy | — | 3.8% | 6.3% | 11 | 2.4 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.1%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 7.2%
- Persistent absence
- 28.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Catfield CofE Primary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Ludham Primary School and Nursery1.7 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Sutton Church of England Infant Acdemy1.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Stalham Academy2.3 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Hickling CofE Infants Academy2.4 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 Catfield Voluntary Controlled CofE Primary School teach?
- Catfield Voluntary Controlled CofE Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Great Yarmouth.
- Has Catfield Voluntary Controlled CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Catfield Voluntary Controlled CofE Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Catfield Voluntary Controlled CofE Primary School?
- Catfield Voluntary Controlled CofE Primary School had 78 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Catfield Voluntary Controlled CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 100% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Catfield Voluntary Controlled CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Catfield Voluntary Controlled 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 9 July 2024.