Norfolk Schoolfinder
Information about the school
Northgate Street
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
NR30 1BP
| NOR May 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Nursery | 25 |
| Yr R | 60 |
| Yr 1 | 55 |
| Yr 2 | 57 |
| Yr 3 | 59 |
| Yr 4 | 59 |
| Yr 5 | 60 |
| Yr 6 | 60 |
| Total | 435 |
School admission policy : 2026/27 (Agreed)
The following criteria apply to all of the schools in
Kingfisher Schools Trust.
All children whose education, health and care (EHC) plans
name one of our schools will be admitted to the school before any other places
are allocated. If our schools are not oversubscribed, all applicants will be
offered a place.
In the event that our schools receive more applications than
the number of places available, places will be given to those children who meet
any of the criteria set out below, in order, until all places are filled.
1. Highest priority will be given to looked-after children
and all previously looked-after children who apply for a place at the school.
2. Priority will next be given to children of staff at the
school, in either of the following circumstances: a. The member of staff has
been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the
application for admission to the school is made, or b. The member of staff is
recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill
shortage
3. Priority will next be given to children who are
ordinarily resident within the designated catchment area and have a sibling who
will be on the school’s roll at the time of admission or has already been
offered a place. Siblings include step siblings, foster siblings, adopted
siblings and other children living permanently at the same address. Priority
will not be given to children with siblings who are former pupils of the
school.
4. Priority will next be given to children who are
ordinarily resident within the designated catchment area.
5. Priority will next be given to children who are
ordinarily resident outside the designated catchment area and have a sibling
who will be on the school’s roll at the time of admission or has already been
offered a place. Siblings include step siblings, foster siblings, adopted
siblings and other children living permanently at the same address. Priority
will not be given to children with siblings who are former pupils of the
school.
6. Priority will next be given to children who are ordinarily resident outside of the designated catchment area.
School admission policy : 2027/28 (Proposed)
The following criteria apply to all of the schools in Kingfisher Schools Trust.
All children whose education, health and care (EHC) plans name one of our schools will be admitted to the school before any other places are allocated.
If our schools are not oversubscribed, all applicants will be offered a place.
In the event that our schools receive more applications than the number of places available, places will be given to those children who meet any of the criteria set out below, in order, until all places are filled.
1. Highest priority will be given to looked-after children and all previously looked-after children who apply for a place at the school.
2. Priority will next be given to children of staff at the school, in either of the following circumstances:
a. The member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, or
b. The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage
3. Priority will next be given to children who are ordinarily resident* within the designated catchment area and have a sibling who will be on the school’s roll at the time of admission (including Sixth Form but excluding a specialist unit, specialist resource base, or nursery) or has already been offered a place. Siblings include step siblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings and other children living permanently at the same address. Priority will not be given to children with siblings who are former pupils of the school.
4. Secondary schools only: Priority will next be given to children on roll at named feeder primary schools within the designated catchment area, who are also ordinarily resident* within the designated catchment area.
5. Priority will next be given to children who are ordinarily resident* within the designated catchment area.
6. Priority will next be given to children who are ordinarily resident* outside the designated catchment area and have a sibling who will be on the school’s roll at the time of admission (including Sixth Form but excluding a specialist unit, specialist resource base, or nursery) or has already been offered a place. Siblings include step siblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings and other children living permanently at the same address. Priority will not be given to children with siblings who are former pupils of the school.
7. Secondary schools only: Priority will next be given to children on roll at named feeder primary schools within the designated catchment area, who are not ordinarily resident* within the designated catchment area.
8. Priority will next be given to children who are ordinarily resident* outside the designated catchment area
*By ordinarily resident we mean the place where the child usually lives. We consider this to be where they sleep overnight. We may need proof of this address. If you use another address to gain a higher priority for a place at a school within Kingfisher Schools Trust, we will consider this to be a fraudulent application and may refuse or withdraw a place. Where a child lives at more than one address, we will consider them to be ordinarily resident at the address where the child lives for the majority of the week (excluding weekends and school holidays). In such circumstances, separate evidence, in writing, from each parent must be provided to confirm the child’s living arrangements at the time of application.
In cases where the child spends an equal proportion of the school week at more than one address, evidence of which is to be considered the main contact address will be required to support the application. Written agreement from the parents/carers will be required to state which address is to be used as the ordinarily resident address for all school preferences. It is not acceptable to use different addresses for applications to different schools. All applications are processed in good faith, however, if we are aware of a parental dispute affecting an application, we may not be in a position to process the application and the parents/carers may need to seek independent legal advice in order to resolve the matter.
If you would like to comment on the above proposed admissions policy please email admissions@norfolk.gov.uk, letting us know which school's policy you want to comment on, and any comments on it that you would like to share with us.