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Pakefield High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
London Road Pakefield, Pakefield, Lowestoft NR33 7AQ · pakefield.org.uk · 01502 530750
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Suffolk 42.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 679
- 75% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 38.4%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Clarion Corvus Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 100 families put the school first and 104 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 104 | 100 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 158 | 155 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 124 | 119 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 135 | 127 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 133 | 132 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.4, and 27.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Suffolk it was 42.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼27.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼5.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.98 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136438)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 27.7 | +15.8 |
| Further education | 53.8 | −20 |
| Other education | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9 | +4 |
| Employment | 5 | +1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 | −1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | −0.2 |
Ofsted
Pakefield High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Apr 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136438), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136438)
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136438)
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136438)
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (80 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 80
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (24%) with SEND