Include Suffolk
Include Suffolk is an independent school in Lowestoft for boys and girls aged 5 to 12. It has 52 pupils and room for 75.
House 1, the Ashley School, Ashley Downs, Lowestoft, NR32 4EX01502 599335includesuffolk.org.ukHeadteacher Daryl Bates headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
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 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 61 | 63 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 30% | 28% | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 66% | 56% | 38% | 46% | 67% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ashley School | Academy | 40 m | 203 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| Poplars Community Primary School | Academy | 210 m | 260 | Requires improvement 2023 | 14 | Compare |
| Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy | Academy | 330 m | 311 | Good 2022 | 40 | Compare |
| Ormiston Denes Academy | Academy | 370 m | 711 | No overall grade 2025 | 28 | Compare |
| St Margaret's Primary Academy | Academy | 470 m | 364 | Report card 2026 | 19 | Compare |
| Horizon School | Pupil referral unit | 650 m | 0 | Requires improvement 2023 | – | Compare |
| East Coast College | Further education | 730 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Learning Support, Northern Area Education Office | Miscellaneous | 0.7 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Include Suffolk a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Include Suffolk yet.
How many pupils does Include Suffolk have?
52 pupils aged 5 to 12 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 75 places, so it is 69% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- House 1, the Ashley School, Ashley Downs, Lowestoft, NR32 4EX
- Telephone
- 01502 599335
- Website
- www.includesuffolk.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Daryl Bates
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 5-12
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward
- Harbour & Normanston
- Constituency
- Lowestoft
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 17 October 2012 (new provision)
- URN
- 138877 · LAESTAB 9356002 · UKPRN 10075193
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.
- 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.