Great Yarmouth Charter Academy | School performance

52%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

34%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

38.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

29%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

509.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

895

Pupils · 2024/25

33%

EAL · 2024/25

34%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

52%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

34%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

38.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

29%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

509.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

895

Pupils · 2024/25

33%

EAL · 2024/25

34%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

52%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

34%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

38.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

29%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

509.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

895

Pupils · 2024/25

33%

EAL · 2024/25

34%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/06/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNorfolk

PhaseSecondary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.4:1

Admissions—

Religious characterChristian

StatusOpen

Overview of Great Yarmouth Charter Academy · Secondary · Norfolk

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

52%

-7pp

59%55%51%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 52%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

34%

+2pp

38%35%31%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 34%

Attainment 8

38.6

-3.1

44.941.838.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 38.6

EBacc entry

29%

+3pp

33%27%21%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 29%

EBacc APS

509.5

-36.2

545.7502.4459.1

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 509.5

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

895

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

33%

FSM eligible

55%

SEN

13%

Overall absence

11%

Persistent absence

34%

Contact

Address

Salisbury Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LS

Local authority

Norfolk

Website

www.gyca.org.uk

Telephone

01493842061

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	52%	34%	38.6	Not applicable	29%	509.5	34%	895
2023/24	59%	33%	41.7	-0.01	26%	545.7	31%	941
2022/23	52%	38%	40.7	-0.07	33%	509.2	34%	894
2021/22	51%	31%	44.9	+0.41	21%	539.9	27%	846
2018/19	56%	37%	42.4	+0.12	27%	459.1	53%	740
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	118
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	Not published	88

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2023/24	17.4	D-	-0.81	0%	17
2016/17	Not published	—	Not applicable	Not published	Not published

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	895	17.4	13%	33%	55%	11%	34%
2023/24	941	17.0	13%	30%	59%	14%	44%
2022/23	894	20.4	9%	32%	59%	14%	44%
2021/22	846	19.9	10%	34%	56%	14%	47%
2020/21	811	19.5	10%	34%	56%	—	—
2018/19	740	17.5	6%	31%	58%	7%	19%
2017/18	—	11.8	—	—	—	7%	26%
2016/17	88	9.8	14%	16%	66%	7%	20%