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St Margaret's Primary Academy

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

personMiss Zara Lambert

corporate_fareREACH2 ACADEMY TRUST

location_onLowestoft, NR32 4JF

language Visit Website phone 1502530130

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

422

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Expected Standard

51%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Margaret's Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Lowestoft, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Margaret's Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Lowestoft, Suffolk, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 389 pupils on roll, of whom 52% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #143 of 225 primaries in Suffolk and #10,213 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 13.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 57%

Reading56% LA 73%

Writing70% LA 68%

Maths63% LA 69%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading77% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading80% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.0

-0.4 to 2.8

-0.8

Write

LA -0.4

-2.3 to 0.8

0.0

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.5 to 1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading67% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths74% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.6

-3.0 to 0.2

-2.0

Write

LA -0.7

-3.4 to -0.5

-2.2

Maths

LA -1.1

-3.6 to -0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 60%

Reading55% LA 73%

Writing60% LA 74%

Maths66% LA 71%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.8

Read

LA -0.4

-5.4 to -2.2

-1.9

Write

LA -0.5

-3.5 to -0.3

-2.3

Maths

LA -1.0

-3.8 to -0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

30 November 2021

Inspection Report

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15 May 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-11-30

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-05-15

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-09-11

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

11.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

4.9%(19 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 389 pupils. During this period, there were 46 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 11.8%, 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)	389	46	11.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	389	61	15.7%	0.9%	2
2023/24 (Summer term)	419	35	8.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	422	17	4.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	407	15	3.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	426	23	5.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	422	15	3.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	412	15	3.6%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	426	19	4.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	428	13	3.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	414	15	3.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	433	20	4.6%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	420	5	1.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	420	16	3.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	432	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	432	5	1.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	430	33	7.7%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	443	27	6.1%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	438	7	1.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	426	6	1.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	439	4	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	432	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	428	11	2.6%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	444	10	2.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	431	13	3.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	435	16	3.7%	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 41 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 22 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils