St Margaret's Primary Academy, Lowestoft
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Margaret's excels at supporting every child's wellbeing and personal development. The school is genuinely inclusive, with dedicated support for disadvantaged pupils, those with special educational needs, and vulnerable children. Teachers are committed to high expectations and create a calm, respectful environment where pupils thrive.
Key Strengths
- Comprehensive personal development programme teaching British values, responsibility and respect
- Wide range of enrichment activities including the popular '11 before 11' programme
- Strong safeguarding culture with clear procedures and pupil understanding of safety
- Well-targeted pastoral support including nurture spaces and play therapy
- Consistent behaviour management creating a calm, orderly and respectful environment
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching in subjects beyond English and mathematics does not always check pupil understanding thoroughly enough
- Some teaching does not revisit prior learning effectively
- Staff could make better use of opportunities to develop children's vocabulary in early years
- Some support for pupil independence is less successful than it could be
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Choir, coding, cross-country, eco-club, community projects, bird watching, camping, theatrical performances, college and university visits
St Margaret's Primary Academy is an inclusive school with strong personal development and wellbeing provision. The school is improving across most areas following recent staffing changes, with particular strengths in safeguarding and pastoral support.
At a Glance
47.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 77% to 56%. Maths has declined from 75% to 63%. Writing has remained stable at around 70%.
Class Sizes
26.2
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
25.1
KS2
13
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
364 pupils
420 capacity
56 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Lowestoft
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Lowestoft
Admissions Demand - Suffolk
Places available
8,896
Applications
6,486
Got 1st preference
96.3%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Primary admissions across Suffolk (2025/26)
Inspection History(103)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.78076%
Overall absence
22.93578%
Persistent absence
327
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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