Westwood 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 23/02/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Westwood Avenue, Lowestoft, NR33 9RR
Website: www.westwoodprimary.org
Telephone: 01502565673
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rae Aldous
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139804

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/02/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 233
Number of Boys: 115
Number of Girls: 118

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 17% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2.6
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3.2 to 1.1
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.4

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:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westwood Primary School
Westwood Avenue , Westwood Primary School NR33 9RR 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Elm Tree Primary School
Ranworth Avenue , NR33 9HN 		2out of 4 789 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Phoenix St Peter Academy
Enstone Road , NR33 0NE 		2out of 4 1,153 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Dell Primary School
Dell Road , Oulton Broad NR33 9NU 		2out of 4 1,234 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Pakefield Primary School
London Road , Pakefield NR33 7AQ 		2out of 4 1,319 yd Academy converter 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 1,076 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pakefield High School
London Road Pakefield , Pakefield NR33 7AQ 		2out of 4 1,438 yd Academy converter 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 3,126 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Warren School
Clarkes Lane , Oulton Broad NR33 8HT 		1out of 4 1,738 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
The Everitt Academy
Church Lane , Carlton Colville NR33 8AX 		- not rated 2,630 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Ness Point School
32-34 Gordon Road , NR32 1NL 		- not rated 3,028 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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