Hemsby Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom with 126 pupils. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teaching Assistant (Intervention) (closes 27 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Donna Walker, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
126 pupils · 47% girls · 15.1% eligible for free school meals · 1.6% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
26 (20.6%) on SEN support · 5 (4.0%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Part of the City2Coast Primary Federation Tel: 01493 730364 Email: hos@hemsbyprimary.org.uk Website: https://www.hemsby.norfolk.sch.uk Head of School: Donna Walker Age: 4-11 years…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
45%
0%
2023/24
55%
0%
2022/23
38%
0%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
29 April 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
15 October 2019
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
6.2
20.3
–
0
£50,513
2024/25
6.6
19.4
15%
0
£45,434
2023/24
6.6
22.3
0%
0
£41,700
2022/23
8.2
18.2
44%
0
£41,244
2021/22
8.2
19.1
12%
0
£41,362
2020/21
9.2
17.5
11%
0
£40,918
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
7.6
22.4
0%
0
£38,218
2018/19
8.6
21.9
26%
0
£38,282
2017/18
8.2
21.2
0%
0
£38,698
2016/17
8.2
20.5
0%
0
£38,037
2015/16
8.2
22.9
0%
0
£36,616
2014/15
8.2
20.0
0%
0
£36,388
2013/14
8.6
19.0
7%
0
£35,267
2012/13
8.8
19.8
0%
0
£34,580
2011/12
8.4
22.0
24%
0
£37,125
2010/11
8.5
21.8
18%
0
£33,593
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
5.1%
1.4%
14.0%
0.9%
2024/25
6.2%
1.3%
16.9%
0.0%
2023/24
6.9%
2.5%
15.5%
2.3%
2022/23
8.7%
2.1%
23.9%
3.0%
2021/22
8.4%
1.4%
27.3%
0.7%
2020/21
4.5%
0.7%
11.9%
0.7%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.7%
1.4%
12.2%
1.2%
2017/18
5.8%
1.5%
13.3%
2.6%
2016/17
4.9%
1.3%
8.2%
3.2%
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: 3 support. Most often advertised: Caretaker (2), Cleaner. Last advertised September 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.