Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Westwood Primary School

2–11Ages
184Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139804URN

Westwood Avenue, Westwood Primary School, Lowestoft, NR33 9RR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

26 applications for 16 places · 95th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2022

Inspection history

2 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
22 February 2017
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Suffolk median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

26 applications · 16 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.9

This school
Suffolk median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	16	26	1.6	15	0.94
Sep 2025	17	30	1.8	17	1.00
Sep 2024	19	36	1.9	19	1.00
Sep 2023	25	49	2.0	23	0.92
Sep 2022	30	46	1.5	29	0.97
Sep 2021	30	52	1.7	28	0.93
Sep 2020	24	44	1.8	24	1.00
Sep 2019	28	54	1.9	28	1.00
Sep 2018	30	54	1.8	35	1.17
Sep 2017	30	49	1.6	28	0.93
Sep 2016	29	56	1.9	28	0.97
Sep 2015	14	37	2.6	14	1.00
Sep 2014	17	21	1.2	11	0.65

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 77% · Maths 82% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%67th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	9%	106	105
2023/24	72%	12%	108	104
2022/23	63%	3%	107	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Westwood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Elm Tree Primary School
0.7 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Phoenix St Peter Academy
1.1 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Dell Primary School
1.1 km · Suffolk

2026

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Pakefield Primary School
1.2 km · Suffolk

2026

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Red Oak Primary School
1.4 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2023

1.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Suffolk

Good2024

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Grove Primary School
1.6 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Roman Hill Primary School
2.5 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139804 · 935/2006
Trust: The Active Learning Trust Limited
Capacity: 210 pupils · 184 on roll
Free school meals: 49.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2013
Replaced: Whitton Green Primary School (URN 124640)
Address: Westwood Avenue, Westwood Primary School, Lowestoft, NR33 9RR
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources