St Margaret's Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Lowestoft (Suffolk).
KS2 RWM expected
51%
▼ 11pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
56%
▼ 19pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
63%
▼ 11pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
70%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.2%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.1
▼ 1.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
45.6%
▲ 21pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
87%
364 / 420 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).St Margaret's Primary Academy is a primary school located in Lowestoft, Suffolk. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 389 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Julie Catchpole.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
- Forest School
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
- Retrieval Practice
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco Schools Green FlagEnvironment
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
Key facts
- URN
- 141984
- 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 (6 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Charlotte Reeve | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Tracy Driscoll Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sally Jerome | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Julie Clark | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Miss Victoria Parsons | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Miss Sorrel Adams | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Rev Simon Stokes | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Charlotte Reeve Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record