Dell Primary School
Dell Road, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, NR33 9NU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EVOLUTION ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Samuel Keeler
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Evolution Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Lowestoft
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 442
- Pupils on roll
- 290
- URN
- 141736
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01502565956
About this school
Dell Primary School is a primary academy in Lowestoft. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 290 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dell Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 59 | 54 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 54% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 69% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 74% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 72% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Dell 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 | 63% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 362 |
| 2023/24 | 338 |
| 2024/25 | 323 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dell Primary School compares
Dell Primary School ranked 184th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 4.3% | 38.2% | 290 | — |
| Elm Tree Primary School | 81% | 5.1% | 29.9% | 266 | 0.4 miles |
| Westwood Primary School | 68% | 5.2% | 46.4% | 184 | 0.7 miles |
| Phoenix St Peter Academy | 58% | 7.6% | 50.5% | 109 | 1.0 miles |
| Oulton Broad Primary School | 79% | 3.9% | 20.4% | 378 | 1.0 miles |
| Grove Primary School | 68% | 4.7% | 19.7% | 304 | 1.0 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)
- 38.19%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.25%
- Persistent absence
- 6.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elm Tree Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Westwood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Phoenix St Peter Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Lowestoft, Suffolk
-
Oulton Broad Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Grove Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
Other schools in Lowestoft
Dell Primary School ranks 17th 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
- 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
- Red Oak Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Dell Primary School teach?
- Dell Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Lowestoft.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Dell Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Dell Primary School is Mr Samuel Keeler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dell Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dell 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 many pupils are at Dell Primary School?
- Dell Primary School has 290 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dell Primary School full?
- Dell Primary School has capacity for 442 pupils and 290 on roll (66%), 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 Dell Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dell Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dell Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dell Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Dell Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Dell Primary School is part of EVOLUTION ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dell Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dell Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Dell Primary School ranked 184th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dell Primary School's absence rate?
- Dell Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dell 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 1 July 2026.