Caister Junior School is a state-maintained primary school in Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom with 324 pupils. As of 11 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: School Business Manager (closes 27 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Gemma Smith, Head Teacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
324 pupils · 50% girls · 33.0% eligible for free school meals · 5.2% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
96 (29.6%) on SEN support · 16 (4.9%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Tel: 01493 378300 Email: admin@cpfed.org Website: https://caisterprimaryfederation.org Executive Head of School: Gemma Smith Salary: Scale G- £17.16- £18.04 per hour Permanent…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
71%
5%
2023/24
63%
2%
2022/23
61%
0%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
26 September 2018
Short inspection
Remained 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
17.4
18.6
–
0
£50,601
2024/25
15.9
20.9
9%
0
£46,176
2023/24
17.0
19.3
11%
0
£42,814
2022/23
18.9
17.8
19%
0
£40,884
2021/22
18.4
18.6
5%
0
£38,145
2020/21
19.4
17.9
5%
0
£37,566
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
18.4
19.7
6%
0
£36,711
2018/19
18.4
19.3
15%
0
£34,209
2017/18
17.4
20.3
17%
0
£34,005
2016/17
18.0
19.0
14%
0
£34,493
2015/16
16.4
21.3
0%
0
£35,756
2014/15
16.4
21.3
6%
0
£35,088
2013/14
14.2
24.4
14%
0
£34,929
2012/13
15.5
23.1
7%
0
£34,572
2011/12
15.2
23.8
24%
0
£33,974
2010/11
13.5
26.7
7%
0
£35,942
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
5.6%
1.8%
15.5%
0.6%
2024/25
5.3%
1.8%
12.8%
0.3%
2023/24
5.9%
2.3%
15.1%
0.6%
2022/23
5.9%
1.8%
13.3%
0.3%
2021/22
7.2%
1.4%
20.7%
1.4%
2020/21
4.7%
1.6%
14.2%
0.3%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.1%
1.2%
7.2%
1.1%
2017/18
4.3%
1.3%
8.4%
0.3%
2016/17
3.9%
1.1%
9.4%
0.3%
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
3 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 1 teaching, 2 support. Most often advertised: Classroom Teaching Assistant, Higher Level Teaching Assistant, KS2 Teacher. 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. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.