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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Early years provision | Good |
Inspection history
- 5 February 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 10 December 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry20 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
- 2025 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
- 2024 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
- 2023 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
- 2022 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
- 2021 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.9
- 2020 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.7
- 2019 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
- 2018 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
- 2017 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
- 2016 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.9
- 2015 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.9
- 2014 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Suffolk median
Dashed bars: as Kessingland Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124736), the previous school.
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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 | 16 | 20 | 1.3 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 22 | 25 | 1.1 | 21 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2024 | 23 | 29 | 1.3 | 23 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 21 | 25 | 1.2 | 20 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2022 | 29 | 34 | 1.2 | 28 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2021 | 24 | 25 | 1.0 | 23 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 | 24 | 27 | 1.1 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 30 | 31 | 1.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 26 | 29 | 1.1 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 27 | 28 | 1.0 | 23 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2016 | 31 | 34 | 1.1 | 29 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2015 | 15 | 17 | 1.1 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 24 | 27 | 1.1 | 23 | 0.96 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 71% · Writing 79% · Maths 71% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Suffolk median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 71% | 0% | 104 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 4% | 105 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 49% | 9% | 102 | 104 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Kessingland Church of England Primary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20251.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · SuffolkGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place
- 3.5 km · Suffolk20262.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 4.3 km · SuffolkGood20221.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 4.5 km · SuffolkRemains Good20221.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 4.8 km · SuffolkGood20221.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 4.8 km · SuffolkGood20242.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 5.2 km · SuffolkGraded · no overall grade20241.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 5.4 km · SuffolkRemains Good · improving20231.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- 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
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 141172 · 935/2043
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 341 pupils · 198 on roll
- Free school meals
- 50.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2014
- Replaced
- Kessingland Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124736)
- Address
- Field Lane, Kessingland, Lowestoft, NR33 7QA
- Local authority
- Suffolk · East Suffolk
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources