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Oulton Broad Primary School

East Suffolk, NR32 3JXPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
81%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
51 1st-choice / 45 places
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#1324 of 13,686 nationally

About Oulton Broad Primary School

Oulton Broad Primary School's Key Stage 2 results stand out sharply against the Suffolk local authority average. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined sits at 58%, Oulton Broad achieves 81% — a 23 percentage point gap that places it firmly among the strongest performers in East Suffolk. The school ranks 9th out of 72 primary schools in the borough, landing in the top 10% locally, and sits in the top 8% nationally. Its Ofsted rating is Outstanding across every category assessed in its March 2025 inspection, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. This is a school that has maintained Outstanding since at least its previous inspection in 2015, and the consistency is reflected in the numbers.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressChristmas Lane, Lowestoft, East Suffolk, NR32 3JX
HeadteacherJamie White
Local AuthoritySuffolk
Number of Pupils373
Free School Meals (FSM)19.8%
School Capacity373 / 346 (108% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

25 Mar 2025
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 1 May 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

SEN Unit
Mental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultySEN Unit

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Source: oultonbroad.suffolk.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Oulton Broad Primary School

Oulton Broad Primary School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.