Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Phoenix St Peter Academy

3–11Ages
109Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141983URN

Enstone Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0NE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

36 applications for 19 places · 53rd of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 12 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Suffolk median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

36 applications · 19 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 3.5; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Meadow Community Primary School (URN 124636), 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	19	36	1.9	18	0.95
Sep 2025	12	20	1.7	12	1.00
Sep 2024	18	39	2.2	18	1.00
Sep 2023	7	13	1.9	7	1.00
Sep 2022	13	26	2.0	13	1.00
Sep 2021	9	22	2.4	9	1.00
Sep 2020	8	18	2.3	8	1.00
Sep 2019	14	23	1.6	13	0.93
Sep 2018	21	32	1.5	19	0.90
Sep 2017	24	52	2.2	20	0.83
Sep 2016	16	56	3.5	15	0.94
Sep 2015 *	29	66	2.3	35	1.21
Sep 2014 *	30	68	2.3	38	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 79% · Maths 74% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%125th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	58%	5%	104	105
2023/24	64%	12%	104	105
2022/23	53%	5%	104	102

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

Phoenix St Peter AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Red Oak Primary School
0.3 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2023

1.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Suffolk

Good2024

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Westwood Primary School
1.1 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Dell Primary School
1.6 km · Suffolk

2026

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Roman Hill Primary School
1.6 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Elm Tree Primary School
1.6 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Pakefield Primary School
1.7 km · Suffolk

2026

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Primary Academy
2.4 km · Suffolk

2026

1.7applications per place 51%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: 141983 · 935/2056
Trust: Reach2 Academy Trust
Capacity: 300 pupils · 109 on roll
Free school meals: 56.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2015
Replaced: Meadow Community Primary School (URN 124636)
Address: Enstone Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0NE
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

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