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EnglandEast of EnglandEast SuffolkNR32 4HNNorthfield St Nicholas Primary Academy
Primary

Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy

Primary

East Suffolk · Lowestoft · NR32 4HN http://www.nsnacademy.com/

Pupils
341
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
341
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
341
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/07/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
+9pp
67%50%32%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
6%
+4pp
6%4%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
341
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
50%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
St Margaret's Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4HN
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
2024/2567%6%73%24%71%6%78%22%78%65%104.0105.0104.026%341
2023/2458%2%64%10%64%4%62%14%70%42%100.0101.099.024%365
2022/2352%6%56%17%76%17%74%17%78%52%101.0102.0100.0-2.40+2.10-1.4020%359
2018/1949%5%53%12%71%10%68%15%71%58%99.0101.0101.0-3.00-0.50-2.4010%443
2017/1832%4%52%11%54%14%54%7%46%55%100.099.0100.0-1.50+0.20-1.70456
2016/1719%2%34%2%60%7%40%2%78%36%97.096.098.0-4.30+1.10-4.309%459

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
2024/2534117.426%12%50%6%17%
2023/2436527.924%12%48%6%19%
2022/2335923.520%10%51%6%18%
2021/2237823.518%6%50%7%22%
2020/2140825.014%7%50%
2018/1944319.110%6%44%4%8%
2017/1824.85%14%
2016/1745919.79%6%53%6%17%

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