St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery

NorfolkVoluntary aided school

St Nicholas Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1NL

Headteacher: Mrs Maria GrimmerSchool website ↗Pupils: 421 (capacity: 466)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
82% of first-choice applicants offered a place
60%
Reading, Writing & Maths
82%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
60.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 64%·Writing 70%·Maths 78%All three 60%
Reading
Expected64%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected70%
Exceeding0%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected78%
Exceeding18%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
57
How many families wanted this school first?
68
How many got their first choice?
56of 68 (82.4%)
How many applied in total?
130

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
74.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
52.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
14.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
208 girls, 213 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 61% (2022/23), currently 60%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1639.0%3.0%-2.2+2.6-1.3
2016/1747.0%6.0%-2.5-0.1-1.7
2017/1851.0%4.0%0.00.0+3.2
2018/1952.0%0.0%-1.8-1.2-0.1
2022/2361.0%2.0%+1.8+0.4+3.0
2023/2457.0%2.0%---
2024/2560.0%0.0%---