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Gunton Primary Academy

Primary

East Suffolk · Lowestoft · NR32 4LX https://www.guntonprimary.co.uk

Pupils
310
cap. 315
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
310
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
310
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/04/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Gunton Primary Academy · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
71%
+5pp
80%68%56%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
18%
+9pp
23%13%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 18%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
27%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
40%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
310
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Gainsborough Drive, Lowestoft, NR32 4LX
Local authority
Suffolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2571%18%84%33%73%27%80%33%80%76%107.0107.0108.015%310
2023/2466%9%82%43%80%20%75%27%86%64%107.0105.0104.012%324
2022/2356%2%82%13%69%20%71%11%76%78%104.0102.0103.0-1.40-0.30-2.709%330
2018/1980%23%86%39%86%36%80%30%82%86%106.0106.0107.0+0.60+0.90-0.509%358
2017/1864%11%73%27%78%27%76%20%73%78%104.0104.0105.0-0.30+0.30-0.30356
2016/1751%0%68%11%76%19%68%0%78%70%101.0102.0104.0-2.30+0.70-2.0010%355

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2531018.615%6%34%6%13%
2023/2432420.312%5%31%6%17%
2022/2333022.09%4%28%6%15%
2021/2234819.516%6%29%7%16%
2020/2134521.219%5%24%
2018/1935822.79%4%23%5%9%
2017/1821.35%8%
2016/1735522.810%4%23%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.