East Point Academy
Kirkley Run, Lowestoft, NR33 0UQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- INSPIRATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Peter Seadon
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Inspiration Trust
- Constituency
- Lowestoft
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 846
- URN
- 137134
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01502525300
About this school
East Point Academy is a secondary academy in Lowestoft. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 846 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 10 February 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 172 | 149 | 150 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.9 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.06 -0.28 to +0.15 | -0.39 -0.61 to -0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 45% | 42.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 63.1% | 60.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 25% | 30.9% | 36.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How East Point Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.9 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.6 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.5 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 866 |
| 2023/24 | 865 |
| 2024/25 | 826 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How East Point Academy compares
East Point Academy ranked 35th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.5 | 9.3% | 43% | 846 | — |
| Pakefield High School | 38.4 | 9.6% | 39.9% | 679 | 1.3 miles |
| Ormiston Denes Academy | 40.5 | 9.9% | 57.4% | 711 | 1.7 miles |
| Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics | 44.9 | 9.9% | 32% | 1,263 | 2.0 miles |
| Cliff Park Ormiston Academy | 35.9 | 11.8% | 41.1% | 812 | 6.5 miles |
| Beccles High School | 27.6 | 11.9% | 51.3% | 182 | 6.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.98%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.3%
- Persistent absence
- 26.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pakefield High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Lowestoft
-
Ormiston Denes Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Lowestoft
-
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics2.0 miles
Secondary · Lowestoft
-
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy6.5 miles
Secondary · Great Yarmouth
-
Beccles High School6.6 miles
Secondary · Beccles
Other schools in Lowestoft
- Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics Secondary
- Ormiston Denes Academy Secondary
- Pakefield High School Secondary
- Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Carlton Colville Primary School Primary
- Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Dell Primary School Primary
- Elm Tree Primary School Primary
- Grove Primary School Primary
- Gunton Primary Academy Primary
- Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does East Point Academy teach?
- East Point Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Lowestoft.
- Who is the principal of East Point Academy?
- The principal of East Point Academy is Mr Peter Seadon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was East Point Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected East Point Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is East Point Academy?
- East Point Academy has 846 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is East Point Academy full?
- East Point Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 846 on roll (71%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is East Point Academy a faith school?
- No. East Point Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is East Point Academy a selective school?
- No. East Point Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs East Point Academy?
- East Point Academy is part of INSPIRATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have East Point Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.9 in 2022/23 and 39.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does East Point Academy rank locally?
- East Point Academy ranked 35th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is East Point Academy's absence rate?
- East Point Academy's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are East Point Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, East Point Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.