Martham Academy and Nursery
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Great Yarmouth · NR29 4PR · Norfolk
Ages 2–11
- KS267%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM15.9%
- Demand1.00
0.5 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 145501
Flegg High Ormiston Academy
Academy converter · Great Yarmouth · NR29 4QD
Ages 11–16 · 648 pupils · Norfolk
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
39.6
Overall absence
10.8%
Admissions demand
0.98 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-02-11
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.56
−20+2
Attainment 839.6
English & maths grade 5+33%
English & maths grade 4+61%
EBacc entry35%
EBacc APS: 3.5
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence10.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)34.9%
Unauthorised2.7%
- Authorised absence
- 8.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.9%
- Enrolments in measure
- 788
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary 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
0.98 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
111
Places offered
114
1st-preference offers
111
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 147
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 113
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 1
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 (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill68%
648 pupils · 950 places
- Pupils on roll
- 648
- Boys / girls
- 341 / 307
- School capacity
- 950
- Capacity fill
- 648 / 950 (68%)
- Free school meals
- 25.5%
- FSM pupils
- 165
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Gilbert-Barnham
Location
- Address
- Somerton Road, Martham
- Postcode
- NR29 4QD
- Town
- Great Yarmouth
- County
- Norfolk
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- District
- Great Yarmouth
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, 648 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 25.5%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Rollesby Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodFoundation school · Primary
Great Yarmouth · NR29 5EH · Norfolk
Ages 2–11
- KS264%
- Absence6.2%
- FSM13.8%
- Demand1.08
1.9 miles away
Winterton Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Great Yarmouth · NR29 4AP · Norfolk
Ages 3–11
- KS278%
- Absence9.6%
- FSM29.2%
- Demand0.86
2.1 miles away
Hemsby Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedCommunity school · Primary
Great Yarmouth · NR29 4LH · Norfolk
Ages 2–11
- KS255%
- Absence7.0%
- FSM15.1%
- Demand1.00
2.2 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Gilbert-Barnham
- Telephone
- 01493740349