East Point Academy is a secondary school located in Lowestoft. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/10/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.2%, which is 3.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Kirkley Run, Lowestoft, NR33 0UQ
Website: http://www.inspirationtrust.org/eastpointacademy
Telephone: 01502525300
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Dolding
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137134

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/10/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 796
Number of Boys: 401
Number of Girls: 395

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.36 Confidence interval 0.1 to 0.61
Of the 101 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 98 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:31%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:38%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.49
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Phoenix St Peter Academy
Enstone Road , NR33 0NE
2out of 4 547 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Red Oak Primary School
Southwell Road , NR33 0RZ
3out of 4 724 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Westwood Primary School
Westwood Avenue , Westwood Primary School NR33 9RR
3out of 4 1,076 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Dell Primary School
Dell Road , Oulton Broad NR33 9NU
2out of 4 1,210 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
Kirkley Cliff Road , NR33 0DG
3out of 4 1,295 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Point Academy
Kirkley Run , NR33 0UQ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pakefield High School
London Road Pakefield , Pakefield NR33 7AQ
2out of 4 2,350 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ormiston Denes Academy
Yarmouth Road , NR32 4AH
2out of 4 3,013 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Coast College
St Peter's Street , NR32 2NB
- not rated 2,051 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ness Point School
32-34 Gordon Road , NR32 1NL
- not rated 2,025 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Warren School
Clarkes Lane , Oulton Broad NR33 8HT
1out of 4 2,259 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Learning Support, Northern Area Education Office
Adrian House , Alexandra Road NR32 1PL
- not rated 2,332 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
First Base
34 Ashley Downs , NR32 4EX
3out of 4 2,739 yd Pupil referral unit Yes Mixed More About School
The Ashley School
Ashley Downs , NR32 4EU
4out of 4 2,740 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.