Roman Hill 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 30/01/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Avondale Road, Lowestoft, NR32 2NX
Website: www.romanhill-pri.suffolk.sch.uk
Telephone: 01502563161
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jackie Etteridge
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145559

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/01/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 525
Number of Pupils: 544
Number of Boys: 259
Number of Girls: 285

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.3 to -0.4
Writing
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.6
Maths
Below Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.1 to -0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:49%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Roman Hill Primary School
Avondale Road , NR32 2NX
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Primary Academy
Church Road , NR32 4JF
2out of 4 896 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy
St Margaret's Road , NR32 4HN
2out of 4 902 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Poplars Community Primary School
St Margaret's Road , NR32 4HN
3out of 4 1,141 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Red Oak Primary School
Southwell Road , NR33 0RZ
3out of 4 1,463 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ormiston Denes Academy
Yarmouth Road , NR32 4AH
2out of 4 1,384 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
East Point Academy
Kirkley Run , NR33 0UQ
3out of 4 1,664 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
Blyford Road , NR32 4PZ
3out of 4 2,290 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 413 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 697 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 775 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
First Base
34 Ashley Downs , NR32 4EX
3out of 4 1,194 yd Pupil referral unit Yes Mixed More About School
The Ashley School
Ashley Downs , NR32 4EU
4out of 4 1,209 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harbour
Harbour Pupil Referral Unit , Saturn Close NR32 4TD
3out of 4 1,540 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.