Pakefield North

Summary

Pakefield North (E02006309) is part of Suffolk local authority (view on map). Pakefield North has an approximate population of 6,700 people, of which 17% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: further from a major town or city".

Pakefield North neighbours Normanston & Oulton Broad East, Oulton Broad West, Lowestoft Harbour & Kirkley, and Pakefield South & Kessingland.

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  • 19% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the top 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

Pakefield North is the 86th least deprived area in Suffolk (out of 90) with 53% 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 Pakefield North, 42% 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 Pakefield North % in Suffolk % in England
Eligible for free school meals 42% 24% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 58% 76% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Pakefield North, 25% 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.

19% 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 Pakefield North % in Suffolk % in England
No special educational needs 75% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 19% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Pakefield North, 8% 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.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Pakefield North % in Suffolk % in England
White 91% 84% 67%
Asian – 3% 14%
Black – 3% 7%
Mixed 6% 7% 7%
Other – 1% 3%
Not known – 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Pakefield North with English as an additional language is 6%, 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 Pakefield North % in Suffolk % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 6% 12% 22%
Known or believed to be English 92% 88% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Pakefield North has 9 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Pakefield North
All childcare providers 9
Childminders 6
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

In Pakefield North, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Pakefield North. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Pakefield North has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Pakefield North
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Pakefield North since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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