Ormiston Denes AcademyPakefield High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Lowestoft.
Summary of the comparison
Ormiston Denes Academy and Pakefield High School are secondary schools in Lowestoft.
Ormiston Denes Academy scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Pakefield High School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Ormiston Denes Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Ormiston Denes Academy was judged the expected standard and Pakefield High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.5 for Ormiston Denes Academy and 38.4 for Pakefield High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Ormiston Denes Academy (43.3 in 2021-22, 40.5 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Pakefield High School (40.1 in 2021-22, 38.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LowestoftOrmiston Denes Academy | LowestoftPakefield High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100Stronger figure | D47/100 | |
| Local ranking | 31st of 43 in Suffolk Stronger figure | 36th of 43 in Suffolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 730 | 701 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 900 | |
| Location | Lowestoft, NR32 4AH | Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.5 Stronger figure | 38.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30.0% Stronger figure | 27.9% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53.1% | 57.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 25.4% Stronger figure | 5.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.43 Stronger figure | 2.98 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 130 | 136 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 730 | 701 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 57.4% | 39.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.7% | 2.6% | |
| SEN support | 27.8% | 19.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.5% | 4.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.9% | 9.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.0% | 27.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Ormiston Denes Academy
Pakefield High School
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