Caister Infant With Nursery School is a state-maintained primary school in Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom with 252 pupils. Ofsted: Report card, 12 May 2026: expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding met. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teaching Assistant – KS2 SEMH SRB (closes 15 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Gemma Smith, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
252 pupils · 57% girls · 19.2% eligible for free school meals · 3.1% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
86 (30.0%) on SEN support · 12 (4.2%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Salary £13.91 to £15.06 an hourCloses 15 NovStarts January 2027
Part timeTeaching support
Oceans Special Resource Base The Derek George Building Caister Infant & Junior School site Part of the City2Coast Federation Tel: 01493 378300 Email: office@cpfed.org Website…
Inspections
Report card (12 May 2026)
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and well-being
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met
Date
Inspection
Outcome
12 May 2026
Report card
Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding met
16 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
14.0
18.0
–
0
£51,774
2024/25
13.1
19.9
14%
0
£47,524
2023/24
13.7
16.6
20%
0
£44,325
2022/23
15.8
14.7
14%
0
£45,424
2021/22
14.1
16.3
19%
0
£40,557
2020/21
11.6
20.4
0%
0
£42,338
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
13.2
21.9
27%
0
£38,185
2018/19
13.3
21.8
23%
0
£41,248
2017/18
13.8
21.9
17%
0
£32,495
2016/17
12.0
25.7
10%
0
£38,642
2015/16
11.0
26.5
18%
0
£37,601
2014/15
11.9
25.3
25%
0
£39,120
2013/14
10.7
28.2
4%
0
£39,094
2012/13
11.3
25.4
23%
0
£36,106
2011/12
10.2
25.7
29%
0
£40,048
2010/11
11.2
23.9
9%
0
£38,419
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
6.7%
1.7%
20.8%
1.3%
2024/25
5.9%
1.6%
17.4%
0.0%
2023/24
6.8%
2.3%
20.8%
0.6%
2022/23
8.2%
1.3%
24.7%
0.6%
2021/22
6.4%
1.0%
14.6%
0.0%
2020/21
3.7%
0.9%
9.6%
0.6%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
5.2%
1.5%
13.4%
0.5%
2017/18
5.2%
1.2%
15.6%
0.0%
2016/17
5.1%
1.3%
14.1%
0.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
1 past vacancy seen since May 2026: 1 support. Most often advertised: Cover Supervisor. Last advertised October 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.