Pakefield Primary School
Primary schoolPakefield Primary School is a primary school in East Suffolk, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 274 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 10 February 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 63% of pupils at Pakefield Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Suffolk and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Pakefield High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), September 2023. Attainment 8 of 42.3 (2025/26, provisional)270 m
- Westwood Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2022. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Phoenix St Peter AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
- Elm Tree Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2022. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
- East Point AcademySecondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional)2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in East Suffolk
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).