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Primary · NR32 · Suffolk

St Margaret's Primary Academy

Church Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4JF

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Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance93.3%
Attainment51% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsAbout average
Pupils364

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Latest visit (Jun 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — inclusion, curriculum and teaching, achievement, attendance and behaviour, leadership and governance and early years expected standard; personal development and wellbeing strong standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (15 May 2018).

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in NR32. Where we have them, council (East Suffolk) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
364
Free school meals
47.8%
13.5% above district average (34.3%)

Also: England 24.7%

SEN
20.3%
6.5% below district average (26.8%)

Also: England 18.2%

EAL
10.8%
6.1% above district average (4.7%)
Attendance
93.3%
1.7% below district average (95%)

Also: England 94.8%

Persistent absence
19.9%
Attainment
51% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the NR32 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2196.3%
  • 2021/2292.4%
  • 2022/2392.7%
  • 2023/2493.6%
  • 2024/2593.4%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2367%
  • 2023/2465%
  • 2024/2551%

Admissions

Demand signal
About average
Published capacity (GIAS)
420
Pupils on roll
364

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Suffolk page.

SEN support

SEN %
20.3%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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