Pakefield High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D50
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ
- Distance
- 2.1km away
East Point Academy
Kirkley Run, Lowestoft, NR33 0UQ
Local ranking25th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 16 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 49.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 54.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 75.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 159
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 826
- Boys
- 422 (50%)
- Girls
- 424 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (71% full)
- SEND
- 20.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 43.0%
- EAL
- 5.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.4%
- SEN Support
- 18.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 44.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,280/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.2%
- White Other: 3.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.1%
- Mixed Other: 1.1%
- Black African: 0.5%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.4%
- Other: 0.4%
90.2%
White British
3.6%
White Other
1.7%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Kirkley Run
Lowestoft, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 137134
- UKPRN
- 10034986
- Establishment No.
- 4002
- Trust
- INSPIRATION TRUST
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