School Summary

Caister Academy


Boys: 323
Girls: 375
Total Pupils: 698
Opened: 01-03-2015
Ofsted: Good
Principal: Benjamin Driver
Caister Academy
Windsor Road
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
NR30 5LS
Telephone: 01493720542
Website: https://www.caisteracademy.org.uk

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AdministrativeWard (name): Caister South
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AdmissionsPolicy (name): Non-selective
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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DistrictAdministrative (name): Great Yarmouth
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GOR (name): East of England
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Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Benjamin
HeadLastName: Driver
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Principal
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LA (name): Norfolk
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LSOA (name): Great Yarmouth 003D
LastChangedDate: 27-04-2023
Locality: Caister-on-Sea
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NumberOfBoys: 323
NumberOfGirls: 375
NumberOfPupils: 698
NurseryProvision (name): No Nursery Classes
OfficialSixthForm (code): 2
OfficialSixthForm (name): Does not have a sixth form
OfstedLastInsp: 17-01-2018
OfstedRating (name): Good
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OpenDate: 01-03-2015
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ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Great Yarmouth
PercentageFSM: 34.10
PhaseOfEducation (code): 4
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SchoolCapacity: 805
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Linked to a sponsor
SchoolSponsors (name): Creative Education Trust
SchoolWebsite: www.caisteracademy.org.uk
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StatutoryHighAge: 16
StatutoryLowAge: 11
Street: Windsor Road
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TelephoneNum: 01493720542
Town: Great Yarmouth
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 3
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts (code): 2816
Trusts (name): CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
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TypeOfEstablishment (name): Academy sponsor led
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UPRN: 10023461495
URN: 141331
UrbanRural (code): D1
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":2,"text":{"text":"I must admit, when I joined Caister in October 2017; it was a good school and was under great leadership. However; things started to slide when Michelle Strong left in 2018 as Principal and stayed reasonably until Ann Bridges left in July 2020. However, since September 2020 when the school was under new leadership across most posts of SMT; the school went down hill significantly, and from what I hear still now, it is not getting any better.\n\nNo wonder why most of the \"original\" teachers and good ones have left. Such a shame.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I must admit, when I joined Caister in October 2017; it was a good school and was under great leadership. However; things started to slide when Michelle Strong left in 2018 as Principal and stayed reasonably until Ann Bridges left in July 2020. However, since September 2020 when the school was under new leadership across most posts of SMT; the school went down hill significantly, and from what I hear still now, it is not getting any better.\n\nNo wonder why most of the \"original\" teachers and good ones have left. Such a shame.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Lewis Ashdown","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/108446666854774886617\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjX2b0WQt5VKjnj-XjA7VniL9p_goa4bOFyemm3lPhf7yKw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-08-28T19:28:09Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"3 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Caister Academy is a school for pupils to learn at, I shall say that some haven\u00e2\u0080\u0099t learn at all. Some teachers are lovely and others are down horrible! I expect teachers to show respect as well as the pupils!","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Caister Academy is a school for pupils to learn at, I shall say that some haven\u00e2\u0080\u0099t learn at all. Some teachers are lovely and others are down horrible! I expect teachers to show respect as well as the pupils!","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Lana Morgan","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/115759442489323104495\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjXA0pdhGJ5q_JdyaYdvLsaQUNuRWC2ZMqMzbk4OHZGB4w=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2020-01-05T19:30:52Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"I went to watch a musical it was brilliant.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I went to watch a musical it was brilliant.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Graham Tucker","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/103293862517503539261\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocKNxgnsA1Bs-XwuB4f11lNjRIm1YuSkc3RbRJfBanfH=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-07-14T19:31:29Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"Amazing school","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Amazing school","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"millie bobby brown","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/101274763384828262188\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocLXIP3j0jFtyphde6N-imBSy_CCgzAcNYgKJRvXJkRw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-12-03T19:41:45Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"4 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"Brilliant school\u00f0\u009f\u0091\u008f\u00f0\u009f\u0091\u008f\u00f0\u009f\u0091\u008f\u00f0\u009f\u0091\u008f","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Brilliant school\u00f0\u009f\u0091\u008f\u00f0\u009f\u0091\u008f\u00f0\u009f\u0091\u008f\u00f0\u009f\u0091\u008f","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Ethan tho4","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107600759285066933295\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUgMe4EqIMbtgFiiMnZjRdNIH3gHRFqSQXIUXRAo0R3lg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2019-04-29T15:31:18Z"}]
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