Red Oak Primary School is a primary school located in Lowestoft. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 08/02/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 1.7%, which is 2.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Southwell Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0RZ
Website: http://redoakprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01502573509
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Heather Madsen
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 140573

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/02/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 443
Number of Boys: 211
Number of Girls: 232

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 1.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.1 to 3.2
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 1.4 to 4.4
Maths
Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 1.4 to 4.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Red Oak Primary School
Southwell Road , NR33 0RZ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Phoenix St Peter Academy
Enstone Road , NR33 0NE
2out of 4 345 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
Kirkley Cliff Road , NR33 0DG
3out of 4 789 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Roman Hill Primary School
Avondale Road , NR32 2NX
3out of 4 1,463 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Westwood Primary School
Westwood Avenue , Westwood Primary School NR33 9RR
3out of 4 1,497 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Point Academy
Kirkley Run , NR33 0UQ
3out of 4 724 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pakefield High School
London Road Pakefield , Pakefield NR33 7AQ
2out of 4 2,422 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ormiston Denes Academy
Yarmouth Road , NR32 4AH
2out of 4 2,839 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Coast College
St Peter's Street , NR32 2NB
- not rated 1,875 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ness Point School
32-34 Gordon Road , NR32 1NL
- not rated 1,572 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Learning Support, Northern Area Education Office
Adrian House , Alexandra Road NR32 1PL
- not rated 1,946 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
First Base
34 Ashley Downs , NR32 4EX
3out of 4 2,650 yd Pupil referral unit Yes Mixed More About School
The Ashley School
Ashley Downs , NR32 4EU
4out of 4 2,662 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Warren School
Clarkes Lane , Oulton Broad NR33 8HT
1out of 4 2,947 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.