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Woods Loke Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Lowestoft • Suffolk • NR32 3EB
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in East Suffolk
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2021)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of East Suffolk. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
84
Outstanding
5
Good
67
Median inspection year
2021
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 7% · G: 88% · RI: 5% · I: 0%
2
Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Beccles • Suffolk • NR34 7SB
Outstanding
3
Birchwood Primary School
Primary • Community school • Ipswich • Suffolk • IP5 3SP
Outstanding
4
Oulton Broad Primary School
Primary • Community school • Lowestoft • Suffolk • NR32 3JX
Outstanding
5
Carlton Colville Primary School
Primary • Community school • Lowestoft • Suffolk • NR33 8DG
Outstanding
6
Edgar Sewter Community Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Halesworth • Suffolk • IP19 8BU
Good
7
Bealings School
Primary • Community school • Woodbridge • Suffolk • IP13 6LW
Good
8
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Bungay • Suffolk • NR35 1AY
Good
9
Bucklesham Primary School
Primary • Community school • Ipswich • Suffolk • IP10 0AX
Good
10
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Lowestoft • Suffolk • NR33 0DG
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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