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Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Suffolk

Field Lane, Lowestoft, NR33 7QA

Website 01502740223

67

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 10/12/2019

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.5%

19.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

198

Capacity used

Has space

58%

341 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

21 of 21 families who put it first got an offer

22

Places offered

25

Total applications

1.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2121● 100%
2nd preference41● 25%
3rd preference00—
Total252288%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Suffolk lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Kellie Egleton
Address
Field Lane, Kessingland, Lowestoft, NR33 7QA
Phone
01502740223
Local authority
Suffolk
Ward / constituency
Kessingland · Lowestoft
Area
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
141172

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals50%——
English as additional language5%——
SEN support20%——
53% boys (104)47% girls (94)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST

198 pupils · 341 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    05 February 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
  2. 19

    10 December 2019

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 174 pupils

Attendance

92.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

19.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.7%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

19%
20/21
37%
21/22
20%
22/23
28%
23/24
19%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths67%——
Higher standard4%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard71%
+9% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard71%
-4% vs England
Higher standard18%
-15% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard79%
+7% vs England
Greater depth7%
-6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard71%
-3% vs England
Higher standard11%
-15% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard75%
+2% vs England
Higher standard29%
-1% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard89%
+7% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

472019492023672024712025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)71%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Suffolk council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.