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Roman Hill Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Avondale Road, Lowestoft NR32 2NX · romanhill-pri.suffolk.sch.uk · 01502 563161
On the mapSearch near NR32 2NX
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 33%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 375
- 75% of 500 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 10.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 33% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Suffolk it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼33% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼99 | 106 | ||
| ▼97 | 105 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124634)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Roman Hill Primary School on 26 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 26 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Apr 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124634), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
- Nov 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Apr 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2014Good
Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124634)
What parents said
58% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 58%
- Replies
- 40
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 57% who had a child bullied