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Martham Academy and Nursery

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Norfolk

Black Street, Great Yarmouth, NR29 4PR

Website 01493740071

67

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.5%

8.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

312

Capacity used

Has space

74%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

29 of 29 families who put it first got an offer

29

Places offered

49

Total applications

1.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2929● 100%
2nd preference130● 0%
3rd preference60● 0%
4th preference10● 0%
Total492959%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
97%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Norfolk lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Glenn Russell
Address
Black Street, Martham, Great Yarmouth, NR29 4PR
Phone
01493740071
Local authority
Norfolk
Ward / constituency
West Flegg · Great Yarmouth
Area
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
136356

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals16%——
English as additional language5%——
SEN support19%——
54% boys (167)46% girls (145)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST

312 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    20 April 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 243 pupils

Attendance

95.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

8.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.4%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.2%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

7%
20/21
21%
21/22
20%
22/23
12%
23/24
9%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths67%——
Higher standard8%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard41%
-21% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard65%
-10% vs England
Higher standard13%
-20% vs England
Average score101
-5 vs England

Writing

Expected standard74%
+2% vs England
Greater depth4%
-9% vs England

Maths

Expected standard67%
-7% vs England
Higher standard7%
-19% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard52%
-21% vs England
Higher standard11%
-19% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Science

Expected standard98%
+16% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

422019612023672024412025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)41%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.