Roman Hill Primary School
Avondale Road, Lowestoft, NR32 2NX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KINGFISHER SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Lee
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Kingfisher Schools Trust Ltd
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Lowestoft
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 500
- Pupils on roll
- 375
- URN
- 145559
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01502563161
About this school
Roman Hill Primary School is a primary academy in Lowestoft. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 375 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Roman Hill 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
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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 73 | 74 | 66 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 36% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 45% | 66% | 48% |
| Expected standard in maths | 37% | 50% | 45% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 44% | 45% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 99.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.10 | - | - |
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 Roman Hill 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 | 23% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 509 |
| 2023/24 | 465 |
| 2024/25 | 430 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Roman Hill Primary School compares
Roman Hill Primary School ranked 215th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 7.1% | 51.9% | 375 | — |
| St Margaret's Primary Academy | 51% | 6.8% | 51.5% | 364 | 0.5 miles |
| Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy | 67% | 5.8% | 49.7% | 311 | 0.5 miles |
| Poplars Community Primary School | 79% | 3.4% | 52.7% | 260 | 0.6 miles |
| Red Oak Primary School | 88% | 3.6% | 48.2% | 420 | 0.8 miles |
| Woods Loke Primary School | 75% | 3.1% | 18.9% | 483 | 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)
- 51.85%
- English as an additional language
- 9.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.06%
- Persistent absence
- 20.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Margaret's Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Poplars Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Red Oak Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Woods Loke Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
Other schools in Lowestoft
Roman Hill Primary School ranks 18th 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
- Oulton Broad Primary School Primary
- Pakefield Primary School Primary
- Poplars Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Roman Hill Primary School teach?
- Roman Hill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Lowestoft.
- Who is the headteacher of Roman Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Roman Hill Primary School is Mr Robert Lee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Roman Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Roman Hill 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 Roman Hill Primary School?
- Roman Hill Primary School has 375 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Roman Hill Primary School full?
- Roman Hill Primary School has capacity for 500 pupils and 375 on roll (75%), 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 Roman Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Roman Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Roman Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Roman Hill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Roman Hill Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Roman Hill Primary School is part of KINGFISHER SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Roman Hill Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Roman Hill 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 Roman Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 23% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Roman Hill Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Roman Hill Primary School ranked 215th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Roman Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Roman Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Roman Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Roman Hill 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 15 July 2026.