Northgate Primary School
Northgate Street, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1BP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KINGFISHER SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Susan Bacon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Kingfisher Schools Trust Ltd
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 425
- URN
- 147567
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01493856515
About this school
Northgate Primary School is a primary academy in Great Yarmouth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 425 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Northgate 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. 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
- 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 | 58 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 55% | 37% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 72% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 65% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 65% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Northgate 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 | 48% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 37% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 412 |
| 2023/24 | 418 |
| 2024/25 | 413 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northgate Primary School compares
Northgate Primary School ranked 238th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37% | 6.8% | 42.9% | 425 | — |
| St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery | 60% | 5.7% | 52% | 418 | 0.5 miles |
| North Denes Primary School and Nursery | 48% | 7.4% | 46.2% | 381 | 0.8 miles |
| Cobholm Primary Academy | 59% | 5.3% | 50.3% | 189 | 0.9 miles |
| St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth | 30% | 5.5% | 61.4% | 201 | 1.2 miles |
| Southtown Primary School | 43% | 10.4% | 40.6% | 183 | 1.2 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)
- 42.86%
- English as an additional language
- 18.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.8%
- Persistent absence
- 19.84%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
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North Denes Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
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Cobholm Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
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St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth1.2 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Southtown Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
Other schools in Great Yarmouth
Northgate Primary School ranks 26th 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
- Homefield VC CofE Primary School Primary
- Hopton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Northgate Primary School teach?
- Northgate Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Great Yarmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Northgate Primary School?
- The headteacher of Northgate Primary School is Miss Susan Bacon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Northgate Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northgate 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 Northgate Primary School?
- Northgate Primary School has 425 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Northgate Primary School full?
- Northgate Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 425 on roll (101%), 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 Northgate Primary School a faith school?
- No. Northgate Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Northgate Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Northgate Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Northgate Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Northgate Primary School is part of KINGFISHER SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Northgate Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 37% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Northgate Primary School compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Northgate Primary School ranked 238th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Northgate Primary School's absence rate?
- Northgate Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northgate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northgate 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 2 July 2026.