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Catfield Voluntary Controlled CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Great Yarmouth · NR29 5DA

Ages 3–11 · 78 pupils · Norfolk

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

7.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)69%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)28.8%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
5.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.7%
Enrolments in measure
73

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

8

Places offered

8

1st-preference offers

8

Total preferences (any rank)
11
Preferred offers (top 3)
8
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill79%

78 pupils · 99 places

Pupils on roll
78
Boys / girls
45 / 33
School capacity
99
Capacity fill
78 / 99 (79%)
Free school meals
34.7%
FSM pupils
26
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Norwich
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Natalie Butcher

Location

Address
School Lane, Catfield
Postcode
NR29 5DA
Town
Great Yarmouth
County
Norfolk
Local authority
Norfolk
District
North Norfolk
Constituency
North Norfolk
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, 78 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 34.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Norwich.

Open schools in Great Yarmouth
44
Primary schools in Great Yarmouth
32
Academies among open schools in Great Yarmouth
59% (26)
Open schools in NR29
11
Primary in NR29
10
Open schools in Norfolk LA
464
Primary in Norfolk LA
344

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Great YarmouthNear NR29

  • Catfield CofE Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Great Yarmouth · NR29 5DA · Norfolk

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM35.5%

    0.0 miles away

  • Stalham Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Norwich · NR12 9PS · Norfolk

    Ages 7–11

    • KS289%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM30.4%

    2.3 miles away

  • Hickling CofE Infants Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Norwich · NR12 0XX · Norfolk

    Ages 3–7

    • FSM14.3%

    2.4 miles away

  • Stalham Infant School and Nursery

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Norwich · NR12 9PS · Norfolk

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM26.4%
    • Demand1.03

    2.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Natalie Butcher

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