Include Suffolk
House 1, the Ashley School, Ashley Downs, Lowestoft, NR32 4EX
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 5 to 12
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Daryl Bates
- Constituency
- Lowestoft
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 75
- Pupils on roll
- 52
- URN
- 138877
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01502599335
About this school
Include Suffolk is an independent school in Lowestoft. It teaches children aged 5 to 12 and has 52 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Include Suffolk under its current framework. 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
Include Suffolk has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 2012, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Include Suffolk has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | 50 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 48
- Pupils on SEN support
- 4
Location
Nearby schools
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The Ashley School0.0 miles
Academies · Lowestoft
-
Horizon School0.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Lowestoft
-
Learning Support, Northern Area Education Office0.7 miles
Other types · Lowestoft
-
Ness Point School0.9 miles
Special schools
-
Warren School2.5 miles
Academies · Lowestoft
Other 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
- Oulton Broad Primary School Primary
- Pakefield Primary School Primary
- Poplars Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Include Suffolk teach?
- Include Suffolk teaches children aged 5 to 12. It is an independent school in Lowestoft.
- Who is the headteacher of Include Suffolk?
- The headteacher of Include Suffolk is Headteacher Daryl Bates, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Include Suffolk been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Include Suffolk under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Include Suffolk?
- Include Suffolk has 52 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 12.
- Is Include Suffolk full?
- Include Suffolk has capacity for 75 pupils and 52 on roll (69%), so it has space against 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 Include Suffolk a faith school?
- No. Include Suffolk has no designated religious character.
- Does Include Suffolk publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Include Suffolk. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 24 July 2026.