Primary schools in Lowestoft

There are 21 primary schools in Lowestoft (Suffolk), teaching 5,638 pupils. Of the 19 with a score, 7 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 6 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Lowestoft All schools in Lowestoft

Pupils from low-income families30%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools7 of 19scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards3inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)121 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full4 of 20schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size24.1one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs4schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (21)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Red Oak Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	420	40%	Good 2023	95	90 to 98
2	Oulton Broad Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	378	20%	No overall grade 2025	92	85 to 96
3	Woods Loke Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	483	18%	Outstanding 2024	90	82 to 95
4	Somerleyton Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	67	8%	Good 2023	90	63 to 98
5	Elm Tree Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	266	26%	Good 2022	79	63 to 88
6	Grove Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	304	17%	Good 2022	72	52 to 86
7	Westwood Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	184	50%	Good 2022	67	41 to 85
8	Gunton Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	306	35%	Good 2024	62	41 to 80
9	The Limes Primary AcademyFree school · ages 2-11	354	32%	Good 2023	53	27 to 77
10	Dell Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	290	32%	Good 2022	41	24 to 61
11	St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	155	16%	Good 2024	41	20 to 66
12	Northfield St Nicholas Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	311	44%	Good 2022	40	23 to 61
13	Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	173	13%	Not inspected	37	16 to 66
14	Kessingland Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	198	50%	Good 2019	29	14 to 53
15	Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11	110	19%	Report card 2026	28	10 to 60
16	St Margaret's Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	364	48%	Report card 2026	19	11 to 33
17	Poplars Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	260	47%	Requires improvement 2023	14	8 to 24
18	Pakefield Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	274	18%	Report card 2026	14	8 to 24
19	Roman Hill Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	375	51%	No overall grade 2024	2	2 to 4
	Carlton Colville Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	366	16%	No overall grade 2025	–
	Learning Support, Northern Area Education OfficeMiscellaneous · ages 5-16	–	–	Not inspected	–

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.