Pakefield High School

State-Funded School

pakefield-high-school-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

LowestoftConstituency

NR33 7AQPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Pakefield High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Suffolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 679 pupils. Pakefield High School is part of CLARION CORVUS TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 27.9%
EBacc average point score: 2.98

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

679

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 679
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: CLARION CORVUS TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
9 Nov 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
17 May 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.