North Denes Primary School and Nursery is a state-maintained primary school in Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom with 381 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 10 January 2023. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Early Years Practitioner (closes 20 November).
Head
Victoria Bland, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
381 pupils · 46% girls · 43.6% eligible for free school meals · 15.7% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
59 (15.5%) on SEN support · 17 (4.5%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Salary £13.92 to £14.14 an hourCloses 20 NovStarts 4 January 2027
Full timeEarly years and childcare
Based in our Nursery Provision Tel: 01493 842063Email: finance@northdenes.norfolk.sch.uk Website: https://www.northdenesprimary.co.uk Salary – Scale D, £13.92-£14.14 per hour…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
48%
0%
2023/24
62%
6%
2022/23
54%
0%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
10 January 2023
Graded inspection
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
21.2
18.0
–
1
£44,611
2024/25
21.6
18.3
16%
0
£42,178
2023/24
20.0
19.9
10%
0
£41,479
2022/23
20.0
20.7
0%
0
£38,576
2021/22
18.6
23.0
14%
0
£37,533
2020/21
18.6
21.0
5%
0
£38,472
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
20.2
20.3
7%
0
£36,338
2018/19
20.2
20.1
10%
0
£35,411
2017/18
18.4
16.2
5%
0
£33,739
2016/17
16.9
18.1
6%
0
£34,964
2015/16
17.2
17.8
12%
0
£34,254
2014/15
13.3
21.0
23%
0
£33,543
2013/14
10.7
22.4
11%
0
£35,221
2012/13
11.9
17.8
18%
0
£33,680
2011/12
10.0
19.6
30%
1
£36,101
2010/11
11.0
16.1
20%
0
£36,848
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
7.8%
3.0%
22.6%
2.5%
2024/25
7.3%
2.6%
23.7%
2.4%
2023/24
6.4%
1.8%
18.7%
1.8%
2022/23
6.0%
1.3%
19.1%
0.9%
2021/22
7.6%
1.8%
25.1%
0.0%
2020/21
3.3%
0.9%
17.0%
0.3%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
5.0%
1.4%
12.4%
0.0%
2017/18
5.5%
1.8%
14.4%
0.7%
2016/17
5.3%
1.7%
15.3%
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
4 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 3 support, 1 leadership. Most often advertised: Headteacher, Nursery or KS1 Teaching Assistant, Teaching Assistant. Last advertised September 2026.
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