Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy

3–11Ages
311Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142016URN

St Margaret's Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4HN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

45 applications for 26 places · 88th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Suffolk median (1.8) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

45 applications · 26 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Northfield St Nicholas Primary School (URN 124632), 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	26	45	1.7	26	1.00
Sep 2025	27	47	1.7	26	0.96
Sep 2024	35	69	2.0	34	0.97
Sep 2023	43	68	1.6	41	0.95
Sep 2022	23	54	2.4	23	1.00
Sep 2021	36	64	1.8	36	1.00
Sep 2020	48	70	1.5	42	0.88
Sep 2019	47	70	1.5	46	0.98
Sep 2018	45	78	1.7	45	1.00
Sep 2017	54	96	1.8	48	0.89
Sep 2016	59	101	1.7	53	0.90
Sep 2015 *	54	105	1.9	51	0.94
Sep 2014 *	40	102	2.6	40	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 71% · Maths 78% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%73rd of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard22%

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	67%	6%	104	105
2023/24	58%	2%	100	101
2022/23	52%	6%	101	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

Northfield St Nicholas Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Primary Academy
0.2 km · Suffolk

2026

1.7applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Poplars Community Primary School
0.2 km · Suffolk

2026

1.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Roman Hill Primary School
0.8 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Woods Loke Primary School
1.4 km · Suffolk

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Gunton Primary Academy
1.6 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Red Oak Primary School
2.2 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2023

1.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Phoenix St Peter Academy
2.4 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
The Limes Primary Academy
2.4 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.7applications per place 64%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: 142016 · 935/2065
Trust: Reach2 Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 311 on roll
Free school meals: 44.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2015
Replaced: Northfield St Nicholas Primary School (URN 124632)
Address: St Margaret's Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4HN
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

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