Elm Tree Primary School
Ranworth Avenue, Lowestoft, NR33 9HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EVOLUTION ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julia Halliday
- Sponsor
- Evolution Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Lowestoft
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 266
- URN
- 142580
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01502562930
About this school
Elm Tree Primary School is a primary academy in Lowestoft. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 266 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Elm Tree 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 61 | 37 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 86% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 92% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 86% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 89% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| 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 Elm Tree 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 | 80% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 305 |
| 2023/24 | 269 |
| 2024/25 | 271 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elm Tree Primary School compares
Elm Tree Primary School ranked 15th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 5.1% | 29.9% | 266 | — |
| Dell Primary School | 47% | 4.3% | 38.2% | 290 | 0.4 miles |
| Westwood Primary School | 68% | 5.2% | 46.4% | 184 | 0.4 miles |
| Grove Primary School | 68% | 4.7% | 19.7% | 304 | 0.7 miles |
| Phoenix St Peter Academy | 58% | 7.6% | 50.5% | 109 | 1.0 miles |
| Pakefield Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 19.6% | 274 | 1.1 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)
- 29.89%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.05%
- Persistent absence
- 9.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dell Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Westwood Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Grove Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Phoenix St Peter Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Lowestoft, Suffolk
-
Pakefield Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
Other schools in Lowestoft
Elm Tree Primary School ranks 2nd 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
- 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 Elm Tree Primary School teach?
- Elm Tree Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lowestoft.
- Who is the headteacher of Elm Tree Primary School?
- The headteacher of Elm Tree Primary School is Mrs Julia Halliday, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Elm Tree Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elm Tree 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 Elm Tree Primary School?
- Elm Tree Primary School has 266 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Elm Tree Primary School full?
- Elm Tree Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 266 on roll (63%), 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 Elm Tree Primary School a faith school?
- No. Elm Tree Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Elm Tree Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Elm Tree Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Elm Tree Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Elm Tree 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 Elm Tree Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Elm Tree Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Elm Tree Primary School ranked 15th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Elm Tree Primary School's absence rate?
- Elm Tree Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Elm Tree Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elm Tree 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 2 July 2026.