Oulton Broad Primary School, Lowestoft

From the headteacher's welcome: "The best way I can describe our school is that it is a special place. Our children's best interests are always our first priority, and we enjoy spending our days with them. We aim continually to compliment this level of care with the highest possible standards of teaching and learning- and a lot of fun together."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports, dance, choir, art, sewing and book club.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 95% of Year 6 pupils at Oulton Broad Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Suffolk and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 87% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 60 families put Oulton Broad Primary School as their first choice and 104 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 17 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Oulton Broad Primary School are The Limes Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 78% maths); Dell Primary School (1 mile, Good, 75% reading, 62% maths); Woods Loke Primary School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 78% maths); and Elm Tree Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 94% reading, 91% maths).

Oulton Broad Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

175 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Oulton Broad Primary School (as of September 2025): 97% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 76% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (76%).

2.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Oulton Broad Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Entrance1, about 1110 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kevington Drive (adjacent), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Oulton Broad Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Oulton Broad Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Oulton Broad Primary School are East Point Academy (1.5 miles) and Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics (1.6 miles).