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EnglandEast of EnglandEast SuffolkNR33 7AQPakefield Primary School
Primary

Pakefield Primary School

Primary

East Suffolk · Lowestoft · NR33 7AQ www.pakefieldprimaryschool.org.uk/

Pupils
311
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
311
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
311
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/09/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Pakefield Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
+4pp
71%65%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
7%
+5pp
14%8%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
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
311
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
London Road, Pakefield, Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ
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
2024/2563%7%75%30%85%13%78%20%92%73%105.0103.0104.015%311
2023/2459%2%75%26%77%5%68%16%88%65%105.0103.0104.013%342
2022/2361%9%82%30%73%11%77%25%88%70%107.0106.0104.0+1.00-0.10+0.6014%363
2018/1961%10%69%25%81%20%71%27%73%81%104.0104.0106.0-1.00-0.40-1.7010%430
2017/1871%14%79%21%84%16%81%21%79%79%105.0104.0106.0-0.10+0.30-0.50459
2016/1773%7%77%12%87%27%87%22%92%85%104.0105.0107.0-2.30+0.30-1.704%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
2024/2531121.215%3%20%4%7%
2023/2434224.113%3%17%5%11%
2022/2336322.114%1%18%5%9%
2021/2238421.515%0%20%7%15%
2020/2140019.013%0%21%
2018/1943024.210%0%18%4%10%
2017/1823.24%11%
2016/1745923.04%0%22%4%4%

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