St Margaret's Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Lowestoft, Suffolk
St Margaret's Primary Academy is a primary school in Lowestoft, Suffolk for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led).
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Key facts
- Address
- Church Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4JF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 364 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and enjoy learning.”
- “Staff know pupils well and build trusting relationships with them and their parents and carers.”
- “These relationships help pupils to overcome barriers to learning and support their wellbeing.”
To improve
- “Outcomes dipped last year due to staffing instability and inconsistencies in teaching.”
- “Sometimes, in subjects beyond English and mathematics, staff do not check pupils’ understanding in lessons as well as they could.”
- “Some teaching does not revisit pupils' prior learning effectively enough.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 51% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 36 first-preference applications, 37 offers in total, 36 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy 0.1 mi Good
- Poplars Community Primary School 0.2 mi Requires improvement
- Roman Hill Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Woods Loke Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Gunton Primary Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Red Oak Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Phoenix St Peter Academy 1.5 mi Not judged
- The Limes Primary Academy 1.6 mi Good