Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Suffolk council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Suffolk's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 16 families put this school as their first choice, and 16 places were offered. 16 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 10 December 2019. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Early years

Good

Short (ungraded) inspection, 5 February 2025: Standards maintained.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Ages

3–11

Pupils

198 (capacity 341)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Norwich

Academy trust

THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST

Phone

01502740223

Address

Field Lane, Kessingland, Lowestoft, NR33 7QA

Website

kessingland.dneat.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports