Normanston & Oulton Broad East

Summary

Normanston & Oulton Broad East (E02006306) is part of Suffolk local authority (view on map). Normanston & Oulton Broad East has an approximate population of 7,300 people, of which 17% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: further from a major town or city".

Normanston & Oulton Broad East neighbours Gunton West, Oulton, Lowestoft Central, Oulton Broad West, Lowestoft Harbour & Kirkley, and Pakefield North.

Headlines

  • 18% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 5% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Normanston & Oulton Broad East is the 72nd least deprived area in Suffolk (out of 90) with 43% of children living in low-income families, compared to 31% across Suffolk and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Normanston & Oulton Broad East, 32% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 24% in Suffolk and 27% nationally.


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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Normanston & Oulton Broad East % in Suffolk % in England
Eligible for free school meals 32% 24% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 68% 76% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Normanston & Oulton Broad East, 24% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 19% in Suffolk, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

18% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England .

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Normanston & Oulton Broad East % in Suffolk % in England
No special educational needs 76% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 18% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Normanston & Oulton Broad East, 5% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 16% in Suffolk, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

5% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Normanston & Oulton Broad East % in Suffolk % in England
White 94% 84% 67%
Asian 3% 14%
Black 3% 7%
Mixed 4% 7% 7%
Other 1% 3%
Not known 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Normanston & Oulton Broad East with English as an additional language is 4%, compared with 12% in Suffolk, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Normanston & Oulton Broad East % in Suffolk % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 4% 12% 22%
Known or believed to be English 95% 88% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Normanston & Oulton Broad East has 2 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Normanston & Oulton Broad East
All childcare providers 2
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 1

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Normanston & Oulton Broad East since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Normanston & Oulton Broad East has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Normanston & Oulton Broad East
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Normanston & Oulton Broad East since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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