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Carlton Colville Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Benjamin Axon

location_onLowestoft, NR33 8DG

language Visit Website phone 1502572682

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

437

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Expected Standard

49%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Carlton Colville Primary School is a Community school primary school in Lowestoft, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 79% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Carlton Colville Primary School is a community school in Lowestoft, Suffolk, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 375 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 49% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #192 of 242 primaries in Suffolk and #12,977 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 4.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 57%

Reading69% LA 73%

Writing61% LA 68%

Maths64% LA 69%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading84% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing86% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading68% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 0.0

-2.4 to 0.8

0.7

Write

LA -0.4

-0.8 to 2.3

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.7 to 1.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading85% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA -0.6

0.0 to 3.2

-2.9

Write

LA -0.7

-4.4 to -1.5

1.1

Maths

LA -1.1

-0.2 to 2.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 60%

Reading83% LA 73%

Writing90% LA 74%

Maths84% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.4

-0.6 to 2.6

1.9

Write

LA -0.5

0.4 to 3.4

1.6

Maths

LA -1.0

0.2 to 3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 March 2025

Inspection Report

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10 March 2020

Inspection Report

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28 November 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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09 October 2006

Inspection Report

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25 June 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-03-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2011-11-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2006-10-09

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

4.3%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.6%(6 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 375 pupils. During this period, there were 16 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	375	16	4.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	374	16	4.3%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	399	19	4.8%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	395	14	3.5%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	391	6	1.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	442	7	1.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	437	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	434	4	0.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	443	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	438	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	440	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	441	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	440	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	438	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	449	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	449	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	448	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	452	6	1.3%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	449	14	3.1%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	453	30	6.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	459	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	459	5	1.1%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	459	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	461	4	0.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	462	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	463	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 23 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Carlton Colville Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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