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Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Adrian Crossland

corporate_fareTHE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onLowestoft, NR33 7QA

language Visit Website phone 1502740223

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

228

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Lowestoft, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Lowestoft, Suffolk, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 211 pupils on roll, of whom 45% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #26 of 225 primaries in Suffolk and #2,743 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 57%

Reading71% LA 73%

Writing79% LA 68%

Maths71% LA 69%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading54% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths69% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA 0.0

-3.6 to 0.8

0.1

Write

LA -0.4

-1.9 to 2.2

1.8

Maths

LA -0.6

-0.3 to 3.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading56% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths66% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.6

-4.2 to 0.1

-3.3

Write

LA -0.7

-5.2 to -1.3

-1.0

Maths

LA -1.1

-2.8 to 0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 60%

Reading78% LA 73%

Writing69% LA 74%

Maths59% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.4

-2.4 to 1.8

-2

Write

LA -0.5

-4 to 0

-3.1

Maths

LA -1.0

-5 to -1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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10 December 2019

Inspection Report

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05 July 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-12-10

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-07-05

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-05-22

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Inadequate

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

3.8%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 211 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	211	8	3.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	210	2	1.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	216	4	1.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	221	2	0.9%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	218	7	3.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	228	6	2.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	229	5	2.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	227	3	1.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	235	6	2.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	232	5	2.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	231	1	0.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	232	3	1.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	251	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	251	6	2.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	252	17	6.7%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	255	4	1.6%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	251	4	1.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	257	6	2.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	259	3	1.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	253	4	1.6%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	248	9	3.6%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	237	1	0.4%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	240	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	233	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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