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Oulton Broad Primary School

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

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location_onLowestoft, NR32 3JX

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

371

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Oulton Broad Primary School is a Community school primary school in Lowestoft, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Oulton Broad Primary School is a community school in Lowestoft, Suffolk, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 373 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #7 of 225 primaries in Suffolk and #730 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

79%

LA 57%

Reading95% LA 73%

Writing86% LA 68%

Maths86% LA 69%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading87% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing89% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading78% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA 0.0

-0.9 to 2.6

1.6

Write

LA -0.4

-0.1 to 3.2

0.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.0 to 2.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading84% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.6

-0.1 to 4.4

1.2

Write

LA -0.7

-0.9 to 3.2

2.2

Maths

LA -1.1

0.2 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 60%

Reading90% LA 73%

Writing86% LA 74%

Maths90% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA -0.4

-1.4 to 3

2.1

Write

LA -0.5

0 to 4.2

Maths

LA -1.0

1 to 5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 March 2025

Inspection Report

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17 January 2020

Inspection Report

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16 July 2015

Inspection Report

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16 June 2014

Inspection Report

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11 December 2013

Inspection Report

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01 March 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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13 March 2007

Inspection Report

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05 November 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

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2015-07-16

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2013-12-11

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 373 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	373	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	369	1	0.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	378	1	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	379	2	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	377	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	374	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	371	2	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	358	1	0.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	373	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	372	2	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	350	3	0.9%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	354	2	0.6%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	350	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	337	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	327	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	327	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	316	1	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	324	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	322	3	0.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	320	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	309	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	308	3	1.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	305	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	272	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	266	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	269	1	0.4%	0.5%

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 27 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 20 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Oulton Broad 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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