Community-Ed Academy
Headway House, Trafalgar Road, Great Yarmouth, NR31 6NX
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sally Alden
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 22
- Pupils on roll
- 22
- URN
- 149693
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01493543587
About this school
Community-Ed Academy is an independent special school in Great Yarmouth. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 22 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Community-Ed Academy under its current framework. 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
Community-Ed Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 Community-Ed 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 |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 13 |
| 2024/25 | 22 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 22
Location
Nearby schools
-
Novaturient School1.9 miles
Special schools · Great Yarmouth
-
Visiting Teacher Service East at Education Services Centre1.9 miles
Other types · Great Yarmouth
-
UET Compass Academy2.7 miles
Academies · Great Yarmouth
-
Bure Park Specialist Academy2.8 miles
Free Schools · Great Yarmouth
-
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea5.1 miles
Special schools · Great Yarmouth
Other schools in Great Yarmouth
- Bure Park Specialist Academy Free Schools
- John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea 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 Community-Ed Academy teach?
- Community-Ed Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Great Yarmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Community-Ed Academy?
- The headteacher of Community-Ed Academy is Mrs Sally Alden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Community-Ed Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Community-Ed Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Community-Ed Academy?
- Community-Ed Academy has 22 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Community-Ed Academy full?
- Community-Ed Academy has capacity for 22 pupils and 22 on roll (100%), 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 Community-Ed Academy a faith school?
- No. Community-Ed Academy has no designated religious character.
- What are Community-Ed Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Community-Ed 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 24 July 2026.