Academy converter · Suffolk

Woods Loke Primary School

2–11Ages
483Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145695URN

Butley Drive, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, NR32 3EB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

118 applications for 59 places · 43rd of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 16 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

16 April 2024
Graded inspection: Outstanding
5 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

118 applications · 59 places offered · 68 named it first

2026 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Woods Loke Community Primary School (URN 124641), 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	59	118	2.0	68	1.15
Sep 2025	59	94	1.6	59	1.00
Sep 2024	60	116	1.9	67	1.12
Sep 2023	60	106	1.8	64	1.07
Sep 2022	58	90	1.6	57	0.98
Sep 2021	57	95	1.7	57	1.00
Sep 2020	60	87	1.5	61	1.02
Sep 2019	60	114	1.9	64	1.07
Sep 2018 *	59	92	1.6	54	0.92
Sep 2017 *	55	103	1.9	51	0.93
Sep 2016 *	60	133	2.2	76	1.27
Sep 2015 *	58	109	1.9	68	1.17
Sep 2014 *	59	102	1.7	61	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 78% · Maths 78% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%29th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	75%	8%	106	104
2023/24	68%	7%	107	105
2022/23	72%	13%	106	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

Woods Loke Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
The Limes Primary Academy
1.0 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy
1.4 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Poplars Community Primary School
1.5 km · Suffolk

2026

1.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Roman Hill Primary School
1.5 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Primary Academy
1.6 km · Suffolk

2026

1.7applications per place 51%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
Gunton Primary Academy
1.8 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Dell Primary School
2.2 km · Suffolk

2026

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145695 · 935/2152
Trust: Hartismere Family of Schools
Capacity: 420 pupils · 483 on roll
Free school meals: 17.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2018
Replaced: Woods Loke Community Primary School (URN 124641)
Address: Butley Drive, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, NR32 3EB
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

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