Gunton Primary Academy is a primary school located in Lowestoft. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/07/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Gainsborough Drive, Lowestoft

School Information

Address: Gainsborough Drive, Lowestoft, NR32 4LX
Website: https://www.guntonprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01502584661
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Matthew Jordan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142187

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/07/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 345
Number of Boys: 172
Number of Girls: 173

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2.5
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.6
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:23%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gunton Primary Academy
Gainsborough Drive , NR32 4LX 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Poplars Community Primary School
St Margaret's Road , NR32 4HN 		3out of 4 1,507 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
The Street , Corton NR32 5HW 		3out of 4 1,688 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy
St Margaret's Road , NR32 4HN 		2out of 4 1,732 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Primary Academy
Church Road , NR32 4JF 		2out of 4 1,832 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
Blyford Road , NR32 4PZ 		3out of 4 918 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ormiston Denes Academy
Yarmouth Road , NR32 4AH 		2out of 4 1,369 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 2,184 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Old Warren House School
Warren Road , NR32 4QD 		3out of 4 1,277 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harbour
Harbour Pupil Referral Unit , Saturn Close NR32 4TD 		3out of 4 1,344 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Ashley School
Ashley Downs , NR32 4EU 		4out of 4 1,373 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
First Base
34 Ashley Downs , NR32 4EX 		3out of 4 1,392 yd Pupil referral unit Yes Mixed More About School
Learning Support, Northern Area Education Office
Adrian House , Alexandra Road NR32 1PL 		- not rated 2,489 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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