Schools in Lowestoft

About schools in Lowestoft

Lowestoft lists 31 schools, most of them primary schools. Its four secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

63%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 20 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

39.5

average Attainment 8 score, across the 6 schools with published results

Primary schools20

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Carlton Colville Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Dell Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• Elm Tree Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  81%

  expected standard
• Grove Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Gunton Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Oulton Broad Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Pakefield Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Poplars Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Red Oak Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  88%

  expected standard
• Roman Hill Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  33%

  expected standard
• Somerleyton Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• St Margaret's Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  51%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• The Limes Primary Academy

  Free schools · Ages 2 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Westwood Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Woods Loke Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  75%

  expected standard

Secondary schools4

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  44.9

  Attainment 8
• East Point Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  39.5

  Attainment 8
• Ormiston Denes Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  40.5

  Attainment 8
• Pakefield High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  38.4

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• East Coast College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision4

• Horizon School

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 4 to 16

• Sunrise Academy

  Free schools special · Ages 9 to 16

• The Ashley School

  Academy special converter · Ages 7 to 16

• Warren School

  Academy special sponsor led · Ages 3 to 19

Independent schools1

• Include Suffolk

  Other independent school · Ages 5 to 12

Other establishments1

• Learning Support, Northern Area Education Office

  Miscellaneous · Ages 5 to 16

Common questions about schools in Lowestoft

How many schools does Lowestoft have?

OfferDay lists 31 schools in Lowestoft, including 20 primary schools and four secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Lowestoft?

Every school in Lowestoft is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Lowestoft ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Lowestoft where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.