Caister Academy

State-Funded School

caister-academy-norfolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

Great YarmouthConstituency

NR30 5LSPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Caister Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Norfolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 657 pupils. Caister Academy is part of Creative Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 46.8%
EBacc average point score: 4.02

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

657

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 657
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Creative Education Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 29 November 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
6 Feb 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.