Horizon School
Saturn Close, Lowestoft, NR32 4TD
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Ms Diane Chester
- Constituency
- Lowestoft
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 32
- Pupils on roll
- 0
- URN
- 140121
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01502539755
About this school
Horizon School is a special school in Lowestoft. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 0 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Horizon School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Horizon School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | 0 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
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Include Suffolk0.4 miles
Independent schools · Lowestoft
-
The Ashley School0.4 miles
Academies · Lowestoft
-
Learning Support, Northern Area Education Office0.8 miles
Other types · Lowestoft
-
Ness Point School1.0 miles
Special schools
-
Warren School2.9 miles
Academies · Lowestoft
Other schools in Lowestoft
- Sunrise Academy Free Schools
- The Ashley School Academies
- Warren School Academies
- 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 ages does Horizon School teach?
- Horizon School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Lowestoft.
- Who is the head teacher of Horizon School?
- The head teacher of Horizon School is Ms Diane Chester, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Horizon School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Horizon School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Horizon School?
- Horizon School has 0 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Horizon School full?
- Horizon School has capacity for 32 pupils and 0 on roll (0%), 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 Horizon School a faith school?
- No. Horizon School has no designated religious character.
- Does Horizon School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Horizon School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.