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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 17 April 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 3 July 2018Graded 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 entry52 applications · 42 places offered · 35 named it first
- 2026 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
- 2025 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
- 2024 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
- 2023 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
- 2022 1.5; 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 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
- 2017 1.5; 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 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Suffolk median
Dashed bars: as Gunton Community Primary School (URN 124677), 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 | 42 | 52 | 1.2 | 35 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2025 | 26 | 43 | 1.7 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 45 | 67 | 1.5 | 42 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2023 | 33 | 56 | 1.7 | 33 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 45 | 68 | 1.5 | 48 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2021 | 34 | 60 | 1.8 | 33 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2020 | 45 | 68 | 1.5 | 49 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2019 | 45 | 69 | 1.5 | 53 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2018 | 45 | 60 | 1.3 | 45 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 35 | 54 | 1.5 | 33 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 | 45 | 78 | 1.7 | 46 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2015 * | 45 | 86 | 1.9 | 45 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 43 | 84 | 2.0 | 50 | 1.16 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 84% · Writing 73% · Maths 80% → 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% | 18% | 107 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 9% | 107 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 56% | 2% | 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
- Gunton Primary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · Suffolk20261.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Suffolk20261.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · SuffolkGood20221.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · Suffolk20261.7applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · SuffolkOutstanding20242.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · SuffolkGraded · no overall grade20241.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
- 2.5 km · SuffolkGood20231.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · SuffolkStandards maintained20251.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 142187 · 935/2104
- Trust
- Reach2 Academy Trust
- Capacity
- 315 pupils · 306 on roll
- Free school meals
- 34.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 October 2015
- Replaced
- Gunton Community Primary School (URN 124677)
- Address
- Gainsborough Drive, Lowestoft, NR32 4LX
- Local authority
- Suffolk · East Suffolk
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources