Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Dell Primary School

3–11Ages
290Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141736URN

Dell Road, Oulton Broad, Dell Road, Lowestoft, NR33 9NU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.4 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

49 applications for 34 places · 130th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 9 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
12 May 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

49 applications · 34 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 0 of 11 years.

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Dell Primary School (URN 124638), the previous school.

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	34	49	1.4	33	0.97
Sep 2025	34	51	1.5	34	1.00
Sep 2024	30	50	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2023	36	56	1.6	36	1.00
Sep 2022	25	39	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2021	38	60	1.6	36	0.95
Sep 2020	33	51	1.6	33	1.00
Sep 2019	35	59	1.7	34	0.97
Sep 2018	37	60	1.6	37	1.00
Sep 2017	54	75	1.4	49	0.91
Sep 2016	57	79	1.4	53	0.93
Sep 2015 *	60	89	1.5	58	0.97
Sep 2014 *	60	104	1.7	63	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 58% · Maths 62% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%179th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	47%	0%	104	102
2023/24	54%	4%	104	105
2022/23	63%	5%	105	104

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

Dell Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

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

Good2022

1.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Westwood Primary School
1.1 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Phoenix St Peter Academy
1.6 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Oulton Broad Primary School
1.7 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Grove Primary School
1.7 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Red Oak Primary School
1.8 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2023

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

Good2024

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
The Limes Primary Academy
2.2 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141736 · 935/2053
Trust: Evolution Academy Trust
Capacity: 442 pupils · 290 on roll
Free school meals: 31.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2015
Replaced: Dell Primary School (URN 124638)
Address: Dell Road, Oulton Broad, Dell Road, Lowestoft, NR33 9NU
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources