Schools in Lowestoft

• 29open schools
• 21primary
• 4secondary
• 3special school

Schools near Lowestoft by distance

Schools whose official address gives Lowestoft as the town, in Suffolk, grouped by type.

Primary schools 21

• Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 173 pupils

  Church Road, Blundeston, Lowestoft, NR32 5AX

  Ofsted 12 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Church of England

• Carlton Colville Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 366 pupils

  Gisleham Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, NR33 8DG

  Ofsted 25 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades) (predecessor school)

• Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 110 pupils

  The Street, Corton, Lowestoft, NR32 5HW

  Ofsted report card, 14 Apr 2026

  Church of England

• Dell Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 290 pupils

  Dell Road, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, NR33 9NU

  Ofsted report card, 30 Jun 2026

• Elm Tree Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 266 pupils

  Ranworth Avenue, Lowestoft, NR33 9HN

  Ofsted 12 Jul 2022: Good

• Grove Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 304 pupils

  Framfield Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, NR33 8RQ

  Ofsted 11 Oct 2022: Good

• Gunton Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 306 pupils

  Gainsborough Drive, Lowestoft, NR32 4LX

  Ofsted 17 Apr 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Include Suffolk

  Primary · Other independent school · ages 5 to 12 · 52 pupils

  House 1, the Ashley School, Ashley Downs, Lowestoft, NR32 4EX

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 198 pupils

  Field Lane, Kessingland, Lowestoft, NR33 7QA

  Ofsted 5 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Church of England

• Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 311 pupils

  St Margaret's Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4HN

  Ofsted 13 Jul 2022: Good

• Oulton Broad Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 378 pupils

  Christmas Lane, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, NR32 3JX

  Ofsted 25 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Pakefield Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 274 pupils

  London Road, Pakefield, Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ

  Ofsted report card, 10 Feb 2026

• Poplars Community Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 260 pupils

  St Margaret's Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4HN

  Ofsted report card, 14 Jul 2026

• Red Oak Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 420 pupils

  Southwell Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0RZ

  Ofsted 18 May 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

• Roman Hill Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 375 pupils

  Avondale Road, Lowestoft, NR32 2NX

  Ofsted 26 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Somerleyton Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 67 pupils

  The Green, Somerleyton, Lowestoft, NR32 5PT

  Ofsted 13 Jun 2023: Good

• St Margaret's Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 364 pupils

  Church Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4JF

  Ofsted report card, 21 Apr 2026

• St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 155 pupils

  Kirkley Cliff Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0DG

  Ofsted 30 Apr 2024: Good

  Roman Catholic

• The Limes Primary Academy

  Primary · Free schools · ages 2 to 11 · 354 pupils

  Lime Avenue, Oulton, Lowestoft, NR32 3BQ

  Ofsted 22 Feb 2023: Good

• Westwood Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 2 to 11 · 184 pupils

  Westwood Avenue, Westwood Primary School, Lowestoft, NR33 9RR

  Ofsted 2 Mar 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Woods Loke Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 483 pupils

  Butley Drive, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, NR32 3EB

  Ofsted 16 Apr 2024: Outstanding

Secondary schools 4

• Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 1,263 pupils

  Blyford Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4PZ

  Ofsted 21 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• East Point Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 846 pupils

  Kirkley Run, Lowestoft, NR33 0UQ

  Ofsted report card, 16 Jun 2026

• Ormiston Denes Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 711 pupils

  Yarmouth Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4AH

  Ofsted 4 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Pakefield High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 679 pupils

  London Road Pakefield, Pakefield, Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ

  Ofsted 27 Sep 2023: Good

Special schools 3

• Sunrise Academy

  Special school · Free schools special · ages 9 to 16 · 51 pupils

  Church Lane, Lowestoft, NR33 8AX

  Ofsted 25 Feb 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• The Ashley School

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 7 to 16 · 203 pupils

  Ashley Downs, Lowestoft, NR32 4EU

  Ofsted 11 May 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Warren School

  Special school · Academy special sponsor led · ages 3 to 19 · 163 pupils

  Clarkes Lane, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, NR33 8HT

  Ofsted 26 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

Alternative provision and pupil referral units 1

• Horizon School

  Alternative provision · Pupil referral unit · ages 4 to 16 · 0 pupils

  Saturn Close, Lowestoft, NR32 4TD

  Ofsted 14 Jun 2023: Requires improvement

Nearby towns

• Beccles 6.8 miles
• Great Yarmouth 10 miles
• Southwold 10 miles
• Bungay 12 miles
• Halesworth 13 miles
• Harleston 18 miles
• Leiston 20 miles
• Saxmundham 20 miles
• Norwich 22 miles
• Norfolk 22 miles

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