Woods Loke Primary School

Woods Loke Primary School demonstrates exceptional performance across all areas, receiving an overall effectiveness rating of outstanding in its recent inspection. The school has a broad and ambitious curriculum that helps pupils build strong knowledge, positive attitudes, and compassion for others. Pupils enjoy attending school, showcasing exemplary behavior and a strong sense of community, which is reinforced by a rich array of extracurricular activities and the effective nurturing of personal development. The effective leadership, backed by the Hartismere Family of Schools multi-academy trust, contributes to high standards and a supportive ethos for both staff and students.

Strengths

• Outstanding quality of education across all domains.
• Exceptional pupil behavior and positive engagement in learning.
• Broad and ambitious curriculum that nurtures creativity and knowledge.
• Strong emphasis on reading and phonics from early years.
• Robust support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Effective personal development programs fostering empathy and responsibility.
• Enrichment activities enhancing cultural and historical understanding.

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 Woods Loke Primary School attended 96.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.5% 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, 0.2% of pupils at Woods Loke 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 Woods Loke Primary School had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.7% 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, 18.2% of pupils at Woods Loke Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 Woods Loke Primary School received £5,650 and spent £6,200 for each of its 456 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £417,000 (£916 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Hartismere Family of Schools, income was £7,467 and spending £7,658 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

Woods Loke Primary School is part of Hartismere Family of Schools, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics Lowestoft
• Somerleyton Primary School Lowestoft
• Carlton Colville Primary School Lowestoft
• Ludham Primary School and Nursery Great Yarmouth
• Hartismere School Eye

What is Woods Loke Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Woods Loke Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Woods Loke Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Woods Loke Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Woods Loke Primary School have?

Woods Loke Primary School has 483 pupils on roll.

What age range does Woods Loke Primary School cover?

Woods Loke Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Woods Loke Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Woods Loke Primary School?

Woods Loke Primary School is at Butley Drive, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 3EB.