Academy converter · Suffolk

Pakefield Primary School

3–11Ages
274Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141640URN

London Road, Pakefield, Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

58 applications for 29 places · 43rd of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 February 2026Published 19 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

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Inspection history

10 February 2026
Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
21 September 2021
Graded 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 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Suffolk median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

58 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Pakefield Primary School (URN 124637), 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	29	58	2.0	29	1.00
Sep 2025	29	50	1.7	29	1.00
Sep 2024	25	42	1.7	25	1.00
Sep 2023	40	67	1.7	37	0.93
Sep 2022	34	68	2.0	32	0.94
Sep 2021	35	74	2.1	32	0.91
Sep 2020	46	78	1.7	46	1.00
Sep 2019	40	77	1.9	39	0.98
Sep 2018	59	112	1.9	55	0.93
Sep 2017	60	108	1.8	50	0.83
Sep 2016	60	157	2.6	63	1.05
Sep 2015	57	119	2.1	56	0.98
Sep 2014 *	60	140	2.3	71	1.18

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 85% · Maths 78% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%96th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	7%	105	103
2023/24	59%	2%	105	103
2022/23	61%	9%	107	106

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

Pakefield Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Westwood Primary School
1.2 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Suffolk

Good2024

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Phoenix St Peter Academy
1.7 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Elm Tree Primary School
1.8 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Red Oak Primary School
2.0 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2023

1.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Grove Primary School
2.1 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Dell Primary School
2.3 km · Suffolk

2026

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Carlton Colville Primary School
2.6 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place

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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141640 · 935/2145
Trust: The Active Learning Trust Limited
Capacity: 420 pupils · 274 on roll
Free school meals: 18.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2015
Replaced: Pakefield Primary School (URN 124637)
Address: London Road, Pakefield, Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources