Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy

State-Funded School

northfield-st-nicholas-primary-academy-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

LowestoftConstituency

NR32 4HNPostcode

2.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Suffolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 311 pupils. Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy is part of REAch2 Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 58%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 100
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

311

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 311
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: REAch2 Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
4 Oct 2022	Outstanding	Good	Good	Good	Good
12 Jul 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.