Overall Oxbridge
#257
1 ranked schools · +657 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
34
Offers
5
Offer rate14.7%
-7.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Great Yarmouth
Norfolk's principal coastal resort and offshore energy hub, Great Yarmouth straddles the River Yare where it meets the North Sea, twenty miles east of Norwich. From herring fleets that once made it one of England's busiest fishing ports to the North Sea oil rigs of the 1960s and a growing offshore wind sector, the town has reinvented its working character more than once. Gorleston-on-Sea, the quieter residential quarter to the south, is among the most school-competitive corners of the borough, while Caister-on-Sea, on the northern edge, similarly draws families weighing primary catchments. Southtown and Ormesby St Margaret extend the residential offer inland. The Victorian seafront runs from Wellington Pier to Britannia Pier, with the cast-iron Winter Garden and the Hippodrome Circus anchoring the promenade; the town counts around 29,000 residents. Greater Anglia trains reach Norwich in roughly thirty minutes.
32
Primary
schools
5
Secondary
schools
1
Post-16
colleges
4
Special
schools
1
Other
schools
of which2sixth forms·10faith43 total
Area Performance
Great Yarmouth schools rank in the top 69% of England
Across 34 primary and secondary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.93/10, -0.42 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
3% Elite
Distribution across all Great Yarmouth schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Great Yarmouth vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 69%
Across all ranked Great Yarmouth schools
Top 68%Primaryavg #10,158 of 14,978
Top 73%Secondaryavg #2,834 of 3,861
Primary schools: 29 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.39 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#10,158
-18 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 68% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
57%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
4%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.39 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#10,158
-18 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 68% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
57%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
4%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 5 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.62 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,834
-23 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 73% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
42.0
+2.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.62 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,834
-23 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 73% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
42.0
+2.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Oxford
#287
1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
13
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#145
1 ranked schools · +628 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
21
Offers
5
Offer rate23.8%
-5.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Great Yarmouth
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Great Yarmouth
1 Sixth Form
2026
Great Yarmouth
Local directory
School profiles in Great Yarmouth
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