Phoenix St Peter Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Lowestoft, Suffolk (Suffolk).
KS2 RWM expected
58%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
68%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
74%
same England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
79%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
92.4%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
14.0
▼ 6.7 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
56.0%
▲ 31pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
36%
109 / 300 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Phoenix St Peter Academy is a primary school located in Lowestoft, Suffolk, Suffolk. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 107 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 300. It is part of the REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr Matthew Jordan.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Music
- Swimming
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 141983
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- Lowestoft
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Fiona Tracey Usher | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Hannah Bullent | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Laura Colby | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Hayley Morgan | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Nigel Burrage | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Julie Vingoe | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Fiona Tracey Usher | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Matthew Jordan | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Samantha Belson Former | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Emily Hayes Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
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