Horizon School
Pupil referral unit school in Lowestoft (Suffolk).
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Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Suffolk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 0% | joint 289th highest of 333 (45 schools have the same figure) | joint 3rd highest of 9 (7 schools have the same figure) |
| Any SEN | 2023/24 | 100% | joint highest of 281 (170 schools have the same figure) | - |
| SEN support | 2023/24 | 66.7% | joint 137th highest of 281 (2 schools have the same figure) | 2nd highest of 3 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2023/24 | 33.3% | joint 89th highest of 281 (2 schools have the same figure) | 2nd highest of 3 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 17.2 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 18 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 21.2 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 3.1 | joint 260th highest of 304 (5 schools have the same figure) | joint 3rd highest of 9 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 1.1 | joint 289th highest of 304 (6 schools have the same figure) | 8th highest of 9 |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 23.3% | joint 80th highest of 304 (2 schools have the same figure) | 6th highest of 9 |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 55.6% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 6.3 | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 14/06/2023 (school year 2022/23): Requires improvement
- 21/09/2016 (school year 2016/17): Good
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)0% 2025/26
This school
64.3%
2019/20
50%
2020/21
30%
2021/22
76.5%
2022/23
83.3%
2023/24
0%
2024/25
0%
2025/26
Any SEN100% 2023/24
This school
100%
2019/20
95.8%
2020/21
100%
2021/22
100%
2022/23
100%
2023/24
SEN support66.7% 2023/24
This school
50%
2019/20
12.5%
2020/21
80%
2021/22
88.2%
2022/23
66.7%
2023/24
Education, health and care plans33.3% 2023/24
This school
50%
2019/20
83.3%
2020/21
20%
2021/22
11.8%
2022/23
33.3%
2023/24
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)17.2 2024/25
This school
12.0
2017/18
21.1
2018/19
20.7
2019/20
22.6
2020/21
27.0
2021/22
18.7
2022/23
18.0
2023/24
17.2
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)18 2024/25
This school
13
2017/18
24
2018/19
22
2019/20
23
2020/21
30
2021/22
21
2022/23
19
2023/24
18
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)21.2 2024/25
This school
14.8
2017/18
19.6
2018/19
19.8
2019/20
23.8
2020/21
27.3
2021/22
26.1
2022/23
22.0
2023/24
21.2
2024/25
Pupils per teacher3.1 2024/25
This school
6.7
2017/18
4.7
2018/19
4.1
2019/20
3.8
2020/21
3.5
2021/22
2.2
2022/23
2.8
2023/24
3.1
2024/25
Pupils per adult1.1 2024/25
This school
2.5
2017/18
1.8
2018/19
1.6
2019/20
1.4
2020/21
1.4
2021/22
0.7
2022/23
0.9
2023/24
1.1
2024/25
Teacher turnover23.3% 2024/25
This school
23.3%
2017/18
21.4%
2018/19
5.3%
2019/20
35.4%
2020/21
36.3%
2021/22
11.8%
2022/23
27.8%
2023/24
23.3%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence55.6% 2024/25
This school
78.6%
2016/17
65.2%
2017/18
68%
2018/19
60.9%
2020/21
68.8%
2021/22
75%
2022/23
76.2%
2023/24
55.6%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)6.3 2024/25
This school
4.1
2016/17
10.5
2017/18
9.5
2018/19
2.9
2020/21
10.8
2021/22
9.0
2022/23
8.2
2023/24
6.3
2024/25
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 64.3% | 50% | 30% | 76.5% | 83.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 100% | 95.8% | 100% | 100% | 100% | - | - |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 50% | 12.5% | 80% | 88.2% | 66.7% | - | - |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 50% | 83.3% | 20% | 11.8% | 33.3% | - | - |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 9.4 | 9.8 | 12.0 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 22.6 | 27.0 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 17.2 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 11 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 7.6 | 8.6 | 14.8 | 19.6 | 19.8 | 23.8 | 27.3 | 26.1 | 22.0 | 21.2 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 5.9 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 24.4% | 21.3% | 28.6% | 23.3% | 21.4% | 5.3% | 35.4% | 36.3% | 11.8% | 27.8% | 23.3% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 69.2% | 66.7% | 78.6% | 65.2% | 68% | - | 60.9% | 68.8% | 75% | 76.2% | 55.6% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 8.0 | 14.9 | 4.1 | 10.5 | 9.5 | - | 2.9 | 10.8 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 6.3 | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among alternative provision in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 2.8 | 2025/26 | Higher than 9% of schools | 317 |
| Pupils per adult | 1.0 | 2025/26 | Higher than 3% of schools | 317 |
| Teacher turnover | 23.3% | 2024/25 | Higher than 73% of schools | 297 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 6.3 | 2024/25 | Higher than 51% of schools | 294 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 0% | 2025/26 | Higher than 0% of schools | 326 |
| English as an additional language | 0% | 2025/26 | Higher than 0% of schools | 326 |
| Pupils on roll | 0 | year not recorded | Higher than 0% of schools | 294 |
Get Information about Schools and DfE school-level releases (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, finance) held by WhatSchool; 24,734 open schools in England, built 2026-10-24 from the Get Information about Schools extract of 2026-10-24. Open Government Licence v3.0.
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