Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

East Point Academy

11–16Ages
846Pupils
SecondaryPhase
137134URN

Kirkley Run, Lowestoft, NR33 0UQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.2 below Suffolk median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Suffolk

171 applications for 123 places · 28th of 41 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

49.2of 90

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

7th of 43 in Suffolk

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

16 June 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard
10 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Year 7

0.2 below Suffolk median (1.6) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

171 applications · 123 places offered · 116 named it first

2026 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.6
2025 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.6
2024 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.6
2023 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.6
2022 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.6
2021 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.4
2019 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.5
2018 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.5
2017 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.5
2016 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.5
2015 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.5
2014 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.5

This school
Suffolk median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	123	171	1.4	116	0.94
Sep 2025	154	231	1.5	144	0.94
Sep 2024	155	231	1.5	149	0.96
Sep 2023	199	310	1.6	203	1.02
Sep 2022	181	253	1.4	180	0.99
Sep 2021	180	315	1.8	200	1.11
Sep 2020	178	270	1.5	182	1.02
Sep 2019	174	240	1.4	161	0.93
Sep 2018	157	231	1.5	136	0.87
Sep 2017	112	149	1.3	85	0.76
Sep 2016	122	151	1.2	85	0.70
Sep 2015	54	99	1.8	48	0.89
Sep 2014	114	136	1.2	69	0.61

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

159 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)49.27th of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths55%4th of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths76%

Suffolk 62% England 66%

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.39

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	159	49.2	55%	76%	–
2024/25	150	39.5	43%	61%	–
2023/24	149	41.6	45%	63%	−0.39
2022/23	172	44.9	49%	66%	−0.06

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

East Point AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.4applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Pakefield High School
2.2 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.7applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
Ormiston Denes Academy
2.8 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
3.2 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
10.5 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 36.8Attainment 8
Beccles High School
10.7 km · Suffolk

2026

2.2applications per place 25.4Attainment 8
Ormiston Venture Academy
11.2 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Sir John Leman High School
11.7 km · Suffolk

2026

1.6applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Lynn Grove Academy
12.9 km · Norfolk

Good2023

1.8applications per place 41.8Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137134 · 935/4002
Trust: Inspiration Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 846 on roll
Free school meals: 44.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Kirkley Community High School (URN 124827)
Address: Kirkley Run, Lowestoft, NR33 0UQ
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources