Filby Primary School
Thrigby Road, Filby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3HJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EVOLUTION ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Mrs J Snelling
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Evolution Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 122
- URN
- 141496
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01493369241
About this school
Filby Primary School is a primary academy in Great Yarmouth. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 122 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 16 | 10 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 50% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 60% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 70% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 50% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Filby 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 | 63% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 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 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 123 |
| 2023/24 | 119 |
| 2024/25 | 119 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Filby Primary School compares
Filby Primary School ranked 37th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.8% | 13.4% | 122 | — |
| Fleggburgh CofE Primary School | 57% | 5.5% | 20.8% | 53 | 1.3 miles |
| Rollesby Primary School | 65% | 5.9% | 14.4% | 109 | 1.7 miles |
| Ormesby Village Infant School | — | 5.7% | 9.1% | 82 | 1.9 miles |
| Ormesby Village Junior School | 70% | 5% | 20% | 114 | 2.1 miles |
| Hemsby Primary School | 45% | 5.8% | 18.8% | 126 | 3.0 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)
- 13.4%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.78%
- Persistent absence
- 2.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fleggburgh CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Rollesby Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Ormesby Village Infant School1.9 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Ormesby Village Junior School2.1 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Hemsby Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
Other schools in Great Yarmouth
Filby Primary School ranks 4th 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
- 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 Filby Primary School teach?
- Filby Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Great Yarmouth.
- Who is the executive principal of Filby Primary School?
- The executive principal of Filby Primary School is Mrs J Snelling, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Filby Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Filby 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 big is Filby Primary School?
- Filby Primary School has 122 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Filby Primary School full?
- Filby Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 122 on roll (116%), 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 Filby Primary School a faith school?
- No. Filby Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Filby Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Filby Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Filby Primary School?
- Filby Primary School is part of EVOLUTION ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Filby Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Filby Primary School rank locally?
- Filby Primary School ranked 37th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Filby Primary School's absence rate?
- Filby Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Filby Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Filby 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 1 July 2026.