Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
Salisbury Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LS
882 pupils · 59% of 1,500 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Trust
- INSPIRATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 55.6%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 12 June 2024, published 3 July 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 34.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 52.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 28.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 160 | 160 | 227 | 160 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 185 | 178 | 259 | 185 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 192 | 182 | 216 | 190 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 192 | 186 | 235 | 192 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 195 | 196 | 243 | 195 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 194 | 183 | 218 | 190 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 143 | 139 | 174 | 139 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 157 | 137 | 168 | 141 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Caister Academy 3.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Lynn Grove Academy 4.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ormiston Venture Academy 6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Cliff Park Ormiston Academy 6.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Flegg High Ormiston Academy 12.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Acle Academy 13.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.