East Point Academy
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D54
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Lowestoft, NR33 0UQ
- Distance
- 2.1km away
Pakefield High School
London Road Pakefield, Pakefield, Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ
Local ranking33rd of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 27 September 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 41.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 63.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 113
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 701
- Boys
- 355 (52%)
- Girls
- 324 (48%)
- Capacity
- 900 (75% full)
- SEND
- 23.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 39.9%
- EAL
- 2.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.1%
- SEN Support
- 19.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 39.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,652/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
- 9.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 91.5%
- White Other: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.2%
- Mixed Other: 1.2%
- Gypsy/Roma: 1.0%
- Asian Indian: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.4%
91.5%
White British
2.0%
White Other
1.3%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
London Road Pakefield
Lowestoft, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 146909
- UKPRN
- 10082969
- Establishment No.
- 4605
- Trust
- CLARION CORVUS TRUST
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