Bure Park Specialist Academy
Free schools special · Boys · Norfolk
16a Keyes Avenue, Great Yarmouth, NR30 4AE
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 28/11/2023
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
78.3%
55.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
87
Capacity used
Has space87%
100 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Free schools special
- Age range
- 5–16
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Hayley Ross
- Address
- 16a Keyes Avenue, Great Yarmouth, NR30 4AE
- Phone
- 01493807930
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- Yarmouth North · Great Yarmouth
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 148572
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 83% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 2% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST
87 pupils · 100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
28 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 68 pupils
Attendance
78.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
21.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
55.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
13.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
11.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
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 by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 1 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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.