Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Red Oak Primary School

3–11Ages
420Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140573URN

Southwell Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0RZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2017

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.6 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

51 applications for 41 places · 158th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

88%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 Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

18 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
7 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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

51 applications · 41 places offered · 41 named it first

2026 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 0 of 13 years.

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	41	51	1.2	41	1.00
Sep 2025	41	48	1.2	41	1.00
Sep 2024	48	67	1.4	47	0.98
Sep 2023	52	71	1.4	51	0.98
Sep 2022	50	76	1.5	50	1.00
Sep 2021	47	65	1.4	45	0.96
Sep 2020	52	69	1.3	51	0.98
Sep 2019	46	63	1.4	45	0.98
Sep 2018	52	73	1.4	52	1.00
Sep 2017	60	90	1.5	65	1.08
Sep 2016	59	69	1.2	55	0.93
Sep 2015	28	44	1.6	23	0.82
Sep 2014	50	63	1.3	43	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 90% · Maths 98% → all three 88% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard88%2nd of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard98%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard55%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (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	88%	10%	109	111
2023/24	84%	14%	107	108
2022/23	90%	22%	109	111

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

Red Oak Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2023

1.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Phoenix St Peter Academy
0.3 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Suffolk

Good2024

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Roman Hill Primary School
1.3 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Westwood Primary School
1.4 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Dell Primary School
1.8 km · Suffolk

2026

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Elm Tree Primary School
1.9 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Pakefield Primary School
2.0 km · Suffolk

2026

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Primary Academy
2.1 km · Suffolk

2026

1.7applications per place 51%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: 140573 · 935/2014
Trust: The Active Learning Trust Limited
Capacity: 470 pupils · 420 on roll
Free school meals: 40.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2014
Replaced: Fen Park Community Primary School (URN 124635)
Address: Southwell Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0RZ
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

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