Red Oak Primary School

Red Oak Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance and shows signs of improvement that could lead to an outstanding judgment in the future. The school's commitment to high expectations fosters an environment where pupils thrive academically and socially. Pupils enjoy a supportive and safe atmosphere, where they actively participate in various extracurricular activities, enhancing their overall educational experience. The school's inclusive approach ensures that every pupil, including those with special educational needs, achieves success.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate exceptional attitudes to learning.
• Safety and well-being are prioritized effectively.
• High-quality phonics program engaging all staff.
• Leaders have designed ambitious and clear curriculum plans.
• Teachers possess strong subject knowledge and deliver effectively.
• Behaviour is exemplary across all year groups.
• Pupils' mental and physical health is well-supported.
• Extensive extracurricular opportunities reflecting pupils' interests.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Red Oak Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.7% of pupils at Red Oak Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Red Oak Primary School had 19.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 22.6% of pupils at Red Oak Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Red Oak Primary School received £7,264 and spent £7,445 for each of its 411 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £489,000 (£1,192 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of The Active Learning Trust Limited, income was £8,366 and spending £8,624 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Lowestoft · Suffolk local authority: places and applications

Red Oak Primary School is part of The Active Learning Trust Limited, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• Westwood Primary School Lowestoft
• Pakefield Primary School Lowestoft
• Grove Primary School Lowestoft
• Ravensmere Infant School Beccles
• The Albert Pye Community Primary School Beccles
• Reydon Primary School Southwold
• Loddon Junior School Norwich
• Loddon Infant and Nursery School Norwich
• Sidegate Primary School Ipswich
• Hillside Primary School Ipswich

What is Red Oak Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Red Oak Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Red Oak Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Red Oak Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Red Oak Primary School have?

Red Oak Primary School has 420 pupils on roll.

What age range does Red Oak Primary School cover?

Red Oak Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Red Oak Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Red Oak Primary School?

Red Oak Primary School is at Southwell Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0RZ.