Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy
Primary school in Lowestoft, Suffolk. Good (Jul 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 13 July 2022, report published 4 October 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around July 2026
The last inspection was in July 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.1 milesSt Margaret's Primary Academy
Report card, Apr 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected
- 0.1 milesPoplars Community Primary School
Report card, Jul 2026: 5 strong, 2 expected
- 0.5 milesRoman Hill Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Nov 2024)
- 0.9 milesWoods Loke Primary School
Outstanding (Apr 2024)
- 1.0 milesGunton Primary Academy
School remains Good (Apr 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.