Best Primary Schools in Lowestoft

We checked all 22 primary schools in Lowestoft, Suffolk, and list every one: 19 ranked, then 3 without a rank.

Schools checked
22
Ranked
19
Without a rank
3

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Lowestoft. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Lowestoft also has 4 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Suffolk. Suffolk also has rankings for Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Woodbridge, Stowmarket, Sudbury and all of Suffolk.

Ranked primary schools in Lowestoft

  1. Rank 1

    Oulton Broad Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 378 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    79%
    Higher standard
    9%
  2. Rank 2

    Red Oak Primary School

    Academy, 420 pupils, inspected February 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    88%
    Higher standard
    10%
  3. Rank 3

    Woods Loke Primary School

    Academy, 483 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    75%
    Higher standard
    8%
  4. Rank 4

    Gunton Primary Academy

    Academy, 306 pupils, inspected July 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    18%
  5. Rank 5

    Elm Tree Primary School

    Academy, 266 pupils, inspected July 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    81%
    Higher standard
    6%
  6. Rank 6

    Grove Primary School

    Academy, 304 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    10%
  7. Rank 7

    Westwood Primary School

    Academy, 184 pupils, inspected February 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    9%
  8. Rank 8

    Poplars Community Primary School

    Academy, 260 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    79%
    Higher standard
    9%
  9. Rank 9

    Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy

    Academy, 311 pupils, inspected July 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    6%
  10. Rank 10

    Phoenix St Peter Academy

    Academy, 109 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    5%
  11. Rank 11

    The Limes Primary Academy

    Free school, 354 pupils, inspected February 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    3%
  12. Rank 12

    Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy, 198 pupils, inspected December 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    0%
  13. Rank 13

    St Margaret's Primary Academy

    Academy, 364 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    51%
    Higher standard
    11%
  14. Rank 14

    Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 173 pupils, inspected March 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    3%
  15. Rank 15

    Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 110 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    0%
  16. Rank 16

    St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School

    Academy, 155 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    0%
  17. Rank 17

    Pakefield Primary School

    Academy, 274 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    7%
  18. Rank 18

    Dell Primary School

    Academy, 290 pupils, inspected May 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    47%
    Higher standard
    0%
  19. Rank 19

    Roman Hill Primary School

    Academy, 375 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Expected standard
    33%
    Higher standard
    0%

Primary schools in Lowestoft without a rank