Oulton Broad Primary School
Christmas Lane, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, NR32 3JX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jamie White
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Lowestoft
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 346
- Pupils on roll
- 378
- URN
- 124676
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01502565930
About this school
Oulton Broad Primary School is a community primary school in Lowestoft. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 378 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 50 | 47 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 81% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 6% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 87% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 85% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 91% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Oulton Broad Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 371 |
| 2023/24 | 379 |
| 2024/25 | 373 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oulton Broad Primary School compares
Oulton Broad Primary School ranked 21st of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 3.9% | 20.4% | 378 | — |
| The Limes Primary Academy | 64% | 5.2% | 30.8% | 354 | 0.6 miles |
| Dell Primary School | 47% | 4.3% | 38.2% | 290 | 1.0 miles |
| Woods Loke Primary School | 75% | 3.1% | 18.9% | 483 | 1.1 miles |
| Elm Tree Primary School | 81% | 5.1% | 29.9% | 266 | 1.4 miles |
| Westwood Primary School | 68% | 5.2% | 46.4% | 184 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.37%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.85%
- Persistent absence
- 3.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Limes Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Dell Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Woods Loke Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Elm Tree Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Westwood Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
Other schools in Lowestoft
Oulton Broad Primary School ranks 3rd of the 18 ranked primary schools in Lowestoft.
- Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Carlton Colville Primary School Primary
- Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Dell Primary School Primary
- Elm Tree Primary School Primary
- Grove Primary School Primary
- Gunton Primary Academy Primary
- Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy Primary
- Pakefield Primary School Primary
- Poplars Community Primary School Primary
- Red Oak Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oulton Broad Primary School teach?
- Oulton Broad Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Lowestoft.
- Who is the headteacher of Oulton Broad Primary School?
- The headteacher of Oulton Broad Primary School is Mr Jamie White, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oulton Broad Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oulton Broad Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Oulton Broad Primary School?
- Oulton Broad Primary School has 378 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Oulton Broad Primary School full?
- Oulton Broad Primary School has capacity for 346 pupils and 378 on roll (109%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oulton Broad Primary School a faith school?
- No. Oulton Broad Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oulton Broad Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oulton Broad Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Oulton Broad Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Oulton Broad Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Oulton Broad Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oulton Broad Primary School rank locally?
- Oulton Broad Primary School ranked 21st of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oulton Broad Primary School's absence rate?
- Oulton Broad Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oulton Broad Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oulton Broad Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.