Cobholm Primary Academy
Mill Road, Cobholm, Great Yarmouth, NR31 0BA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Danielle Sargeant
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Inspiration Trust
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 189
- URN
- 141359
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01493602653
About this school
Cobholm Primary Academy is a primary academy in Great Yarmouth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 189 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 18 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 33% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 56% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 56% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 50% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Cobholm Primary Academy 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 | 33% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 168 |
| 2023/24 | 176 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cobholm Primary Academy compares
Cobholm Primary Academy ranked 117th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.3% | 50.3% | 189 | — |
| Southtown Primary School | 43% | 10.4% | 40.6% | 183 | 0.5 miles |
| St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery | 60% | 5.7% | 52% | 418 | 0.6 miles |
| Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy | 49% | 7.1% | 42.5% | 238 | 0.7 miles |
| Northgate Primary School | 37% | 6.8% | 42.9% | 425 | 0.9 miles |
| St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth | 30% | 5.5% | 61.4% | 201 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 20 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50.27%
- English as an additional language
- 27.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.28%
- Persistent absence
- 11.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southtown Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Northgate Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth0.9 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
Other schools in Great Yarmouth
Cobholm Primary Academy ranks 12th of the 28 ranked primary schools in Great Yarmouth.
- Caister Infant With Nursery School Primary
- Caister Junior School Primary
- Catfield CofE 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
- Ludham Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cobholm Primary Academy teach?
- Cobholm Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Great Yarmouth.
- Who is the principal of Cobholm Primary Academy?
- The principal of Cobholm Primary Academy is Mrs Danielle Sargeant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cobholm Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cobholm Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Cobholm Primary Academy?
- Cobholm Primary Academy has 189 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cobholm Primary Academy full?
- Cobholm Primary Academy has capacity for 262 pupils and 189 on roll (72%), 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 Cobholm Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Cobholm Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Cobholm Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cobholm Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Cobholm Primary Academy?
- Cobholm Primary Academy is part of INSPIRATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cobholm Primary Academy'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 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cobholm Primary Academy rank locally?
- Cobholm Primary Academy ranked 117th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cobholm Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Cobholm Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cobholm Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cobholm Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.