John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
St George's Drive, Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Belinda Brookes
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 183
- Pupils on roll
- 198
- URN
- 121265
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01493720158
About this school
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea is a foundation special school in Great Yarmouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 198 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- 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 | 9 | 19 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 9 | 12 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea 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 | 0% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 195 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.56%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.86%
- Persistent absence
- 29.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bure Park Specialist Academy2.3 miles
Free Schools · Great Yarmouth
-
Novaturient School3.3 miles
Special schools · Great Yarmouth
-
Visiting Teacher Service East at Education Services Centre3.3 miles
Other types · Great Yarmouth
-
Community-Ed Academy5.1 miles
Special schools · Great Yarmouth
-
UET Compass Academy6.5 miles
Academies · Great Yarmouth
Other schools in Great Yarmouth
- Bure Park Specialist Academy Free Schools
- Community-Ed Academy Special schools
- Novaturient School Special schools
- UET Compass Academy Academies
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea teach?
- John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Great Yarmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea?
- The headteacher of John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea is Mrs Belinda Brookes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea, 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 John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea?
- John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea has 198 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea full?
- John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea has capacity for 183 pupils and 198 on roll (108%), so it is at or above 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 John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea a faith school?
- No. John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea have?
- The schools register lists John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea's absence rate?
- John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea'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.