Southtown Primary School
Primary schoolSouthtown Primary School is a primary school in Great Yarmouth, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 183 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 28 April 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 43% of pupils at Southtown Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Norfolk and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 103 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Edward Worlledge Ormiston AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)450 m
- Cobholm Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
- St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great YarmouthPrimary. School remains Good, November 2023. 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and NurseryPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and NurseryPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Novaturient SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Great Yarmouth
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).