Pakefield Primary School

State-Funded School

pakefield-primary-school-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

LowestoftConstituency

NR33 7AQPostcode

3.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Pakefield Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Suffolk, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 274 pupils. Pakefield Primary School is part of The Active Learning Trust Limited.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 19 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 59%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

274

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

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: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 274
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Active Learning Trust Limited

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
18 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
10 Jan 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.