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EnglandEast of EnglandEast SuffolkNR32 4JFSt Margaret's Primary Academy
Primary

St Margaret's Primary Academy

Primary

East Suffolk · Lowestoft · NR32 4JF http://www.st-margarets.suffolk.sch.uk/

Pupils
389
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
389
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
389
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/11/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of St Margaret's Primary Academy · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
51%
-14pp
67%56%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
RWM higher standard
11%
+7pp
11%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
56%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
64%
SPAG expected standard
56%
SPAG higher standard
9%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
389
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
52%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
Church Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4JF
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
2024/2551%11%56%20%70%11%63%22%64%56%101.0102.0100.020%389
2023/2465%4%77%33%68%7%75%19%77%65%104.0104.0101.029%422
2022/2367%2%80%37%77%2%72%25%72%73%107.0104.0103.0+1.20-0.80+0.0019%422
2018/1959%5%67%21%69%9%74%12%62%62%102.0102.0101.0-1.40-2.00-2.2013%438
2017/1845%4%55%11%60%9%66%9%55%49%100.0101.099.0-3.80-1.90-2.30432
2016/1734%4%51%11%68%11%47%6%72%47%100.099.0101.0-2.90-0.80-4.1014%431

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
2024/2538920.220%11%52%7%23%
2023/2442218.829%10%57%6%23%
2022/2342221.219%8%58%7%22%
2021/2242822.820%8%58%7%23%
2020/2142026.214%4%52%
2018/1943819.013%5%50%6%16%
2017/1827.76%17%
2016/1743120.514%6%50%6%18%

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