Pakefield Primary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 London Road
 Pakefield
 Lowestoft
 Suffolk NR33 7AQ
Telephone: 01502 574032

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2015
History: This school arose from Pakefield Primary School
Trust: The Active Learning Trust Limited
Sponsor: The Active Learning Trust Limited

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Ryan Stevens (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Martyn Payne
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 13.17 / 9.95
Non-teaching Staff*: 14.45
Number of pupils: 311
Pupils Per Teacher: 23.6
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 19.40% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 33.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 17.4% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 8.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 12.4%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.4km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Suffolk
Constituency: Waveney
Electoral Ward: Kirkley and Pakefield
School Number: 9352145

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 10th February 2026 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Pakefield High School (0.0km) show on map
  2. Westwood Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  3. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  4. Phoenix St Peter Academy (1.7km) show on map
  5. Elm Tree Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  6. East Point Academy (2.0km) show on map
  7. Red Oak Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  8. Grove Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  9. Dell Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  10. Warren School (2.4km) show on map
  11. Sunrise Academy (2.5km) show on map
  12. Carlton Colville Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  13. Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy (3.4km) show on map
  14. Roman Hill Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  15. Ness Point School (3.4km) show on map
  16. East Coast College (3.7km) show on map
  17. Learning Support, Northern Area Education Office (3.7km) show on map
  18. Oulton Broad Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  19. St Margaret's Primary Academy (4.1km) show on map
  20. Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy (4.1km) show on map
  21. Poplars Community Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  22. Woods Loke Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  23. Include Suffolk (4.4km) show on map
  24. The Ashley School (4.4km) show on map
  25. The Limes Primary Academy (4.4km) show on map
  26. Ormiston Denes Academy (4.6km) show on map
  27. Horizon School (4.8km) show on map
  28. Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics (5.2km) show on map
  29. The Old School (5.3km) show on map
  30. Gunton Primary Academy (5.5km) show on map
  31. Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  32. Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Prim... (7.2km) show on map
  33. Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Contro... (7.3km) show on map
  34. Somerleyton Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  35. Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Contro... (9.0km) show on map
  36. Hopton Church of England Primary Academy (9.7km) show on map
  37. Beccles Primary Academy (10.1km) show on map
  38. Beccles High School (10.4km) show on map
  39. Ravensmere Infant School (11.0km) show on map
  40. The Albert Pye Community Primary School (11.0km) show on map
  41. Sir John Leman High School (11.5km) show on map
  42. St Benet's Catholic Primary School (11.6km) show on map
  43. Glebeland Community Primary School (11.6km) show on map
  44. Cliff Park Ormiston Academy (12.4km) show on map
  45. Brampton Church of England Primary School (12.5km) show on map
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  47. Ringsfield Church of England Primary School (12.9km) show on map
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  51. Ormiston Venture Academy (13.4km) show on map
  52. Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy (13.6km) show on map
  53. Moorlands CofE Primary Academy (13.6km) show on map
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  55. Saint Felix School (13.8km) show on map
  56. Stradbroke Primary Academy (14.0km) show on map
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  59. Homefield VC CofE Primary School (14.2km) show on map
  60. East Norfolk Sixth Form College (14.3km) show on map
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  63. St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School (14.6km) show on map
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  65. Wroughton Infant Academy (14.8km) show on map
  66. Lynn Grove Academy (14.8km) show on map
  67. Wroughton Junior Academy (15.1km) show on map
  68. Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery (16.1km) show on map
  69. Reedham Primary School (16.2km) show on map
  70. Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy (16.5km) show on map
  71. Ilketshall St Lawrence School (16.6km) show on map
  72. Turnstone House School (16.8km) show on map
  73. Southtown Primary School (16.9km) show on map
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  88. Edgar Sewter Community Primary School (19.1km) show on map
  89. Hobart High School (19.1km) show on map
  90. Bure Park Specialist Academy (19.3km) show on map
  91. Bungay High School (19.3km) show on map
  92. Bungay Primary School (19.4km) show on map
  93. Loddon Junior School (19.4km) show on map
  94. Loddon Infant and Nursery School (19.4km) show on map
  95. St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (19.6km) show on map
  96. North Denes Primary School and Nursery (19.8km) show on map
  97. Earsham Church of England Primary Academy (20.8km) show on map
  98. Langley School (21.0km) show on map
  99. Bramfield Church of England Primary School (21.0km) show on map
  100. Bramfield House School (21.8km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
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† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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