Red Oak Primary School

SuffolkAcademy sponsor led

Southwell Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0RZ

Headteacher: Mrs Tracy Hailstone-AhernSchool website ↗Pupils: 437 (capacity: 470)Part of THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
88%
Reading, Writing & Maths
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
88.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
10.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 95%·Writing 90%·Maths 98%All three 88%
Reading
Expected95%
Exceeding50%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected90%
Exceeding14%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected98%
Exceeding55%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
41
How many families wanted this school first?
41
How many got their first choice?
41of 41 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
48

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
60.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
47.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
225 girls, 212 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 90% (2022/23), currently 88%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1646.0%0.0%-0.8-5.2-1.3
2016/1772.0%8.0%+2.1-0.4+1.9
2017/1867.0%10.0%+2.4+0.1+1.3
2018/1972.0%12.0%+1.6+2.9+2.8
2022/2390.0%22.0%+4.7+4.6+7.7
2023/2484.0%14.0%---
2024/2588.0%10.0%---
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