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St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
St Nicholas Road, Great Yarmouth NR30 1NL · st-nicholaspriory.org.uk · 01493 843552
On the mapSearch near NR30 1NL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Norfolk 56%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 418
- 90% of 466 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 47.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 56 families put the school first and 56 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 68 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 61 | 1.1▲ | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 62 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 84% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Norfolk it was 56%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (75 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 75
- 18% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (17%) with SEND