Southtown Primary School
Tamworth Lane, Southtown, Great Yarmouth, NR31 0HJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KINGFISHER SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Newstead
- Sponsor
- Kingfisher Schools Trust Ltd
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 148119
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01493653908
About this school
Southtown Primary School is a primary academy in Great Yarmouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 183 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Southtown 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. 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected 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 | 25 | 25 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 28% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 44% | 48% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 28% | 40% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 20% | 48% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 97.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Southtown 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 | 28% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 28% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 189 |
| 2023/24 | 196 |
| 2024/25 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Southtown Primary School compares
Southtown Primary School ranked 218th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 10.4% | 40.6% | 183 | — |
| Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy | 49% | 7.1% | 42.5% | 238 | 0.3 miles |
| Cobholm Primary Academy | 59% | 5.3% | 50.3% | 189 | 0.5 miles |
| St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth | 30% | 5.5% | 61.4% | 201 | 0.7 miles |
| St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery | 60% | 5.7% | 52% | 418 | 0.8 miles |
| Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery | 56% | 7.1% | 63.3% | 384 | 0.8 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 report28 April 2026
- 27 June 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.63%
- English as an additional language
- 30.7%
- Overall absence
- 10.39%
- Persistent absence
- 33.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Cobholm Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth0.7 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
Other schools in Great Yarmouth
Southtown Primary School ranks 23rd 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 Southtown Primary School teach?
- Southtown Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Great Yarmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Southtown Primary School?
- The headteacher of Southtown Primary School is Mr Ben Newstead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Southtown Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southtown 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 Southtown Primary School?
- Southtown Primary School has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Southtown Primary School full?
- Southtown Primary School has capacity for 220 pupils and 183 on roll (83%), 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 Southtown Primary School a faith school?
- No. Southtown Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Southtown Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Southtown Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Southtown Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Southtown 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.
- What SEN provision does Southtown Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Southtown Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Southtown Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 28% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Southtown Primary School compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Southtown Primary School ranked 218th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Southtown Primary School's absence rate?
- Southtown Primary School's overall absence rate is 10.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Southtown Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Southtown 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 15 July 2026.