Horizon School
Horizon School is a pupil referral unit in Lowestoft for boys and girls aged 4 to 16. It has 0 pupils and room for 32. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was requires improvement, back in 2023.
Saturn Close, Lowestoft, NR32 4TD01502 539755horizonschool.org.ukMs Diane Chester head teacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 14 June 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Requires improvement overall.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Suffolk council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 24 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 0% | – | 83% | 77% | 30% | 50% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% | 17% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 67% | 88% | 80% | 13% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 33% | 12% | 20% | 83% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 6 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers |
|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 17% | 50% |
| Education | 17% | 50% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 33% | 13% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ormiston Denes Academy | Academy | 320 m | 711 | No overall grade 2025 | 28 | Compare |
| Poplars Community Primary School | Academy | 560 m | 260 | Requires improvement 2023 | 14 | Compare |
| Include Suffolk | Independent | 650 m | 52 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Ashley School | Academy | 670 m | 203 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| St Margaret's Primary Academy | Academy | 760 m | 364 | Report card 2026 | 19 | Compare |
| Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy | Academy | 760 m | 311 | Good 2022 | 40 | Compare |
| Gunton Primary Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 306 | Good 2024 | 62 | Compare |
| East Coast College | Further education | 0.7 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Horizon School a good school?
Horizon School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it requires improvement at its last inspection in June 2023.
What is Horizon School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Horizon School requires improvement at its last full inspection on 14 June 2023.
How many pupils does Horizon School have?
0 pupils aged 4 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 32 places, so it is 0% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Saturn Close, Lowestoft, NR32 4TD
- Telephone
- 01502 539755
- Website
- www.horizonschool.org.uk
- Head Teacher
- Ms Diane Chester
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 4-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward
- Gunton & St Margarets
- Constituency
- Lowestoft
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2013 (new provision)
- URN
- 140121 · LAESTAB 9351113 · UKPRN 10044841
- Formerly
- Old Warren House School, First Base, Harbour
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.