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Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy

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

personMr Iain Owens

corporate_fareREACH2 ACADEMY TRUST

location_onLowestoft, NR32 4HN

language Visit Website phone 1502563528

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

359

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Lowestoft, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Northfield St Nicholas 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 341 pupils on roll, of whom 50% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #24 of 225 primaries in Suffolk and #2,541 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. 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 Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 7.9 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

67%

LA 57%

Reading73% LA 73%

Writing71% LA 68%

Maths78% LA 69%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading64% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths62% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading56% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA 0.0

-4.1 to -0.6

2.1

Write

LA -0.4

0.5 to 3.8

-1.4

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.0 to 0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading53% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths68% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.0

Read

LA -0.6

-4.6 to -1.4

-0.5

Write

LA -0.7

-2.0 to 0.9

-2.4

Maths

LA -1.1

-3.7 to -1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 60%

Reading52% LA 73%

Writing54% LA 74%

Maths54% LA 71%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.4

-3.1 to 0.1

0.2

Write

LA -0.5

-1.3 to 1.7

-1.7

Maths

LA -1.0

-3.1 to -0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 July 2022

Inspection Report

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20 June 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-07-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-06-20

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-06-06

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

11.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.5%(12 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 341 pupils. During this period, there were 40 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 11.7%, 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)	341	40	11.7%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	341	14	4.1%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	361	46	12.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	365	19	5.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	359	20	5.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	367	30	8.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	359	11	3.1%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	356	25	7.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	376	17	4.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	378	21	5.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	389	30	7.7%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	413	16	3.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	408	4	1.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	409	13	3.2%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Summer term)	417	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	417	10	2.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	426	24	5.6%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	447	6	1.3%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	443	7	1.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	432	6	1.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	451	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	456	8	1.8%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	443	15	3.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	463	26	5.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	459	25	5.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	435	27	6.2%	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 23 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 19 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 18 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 16 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Physical Disability 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils