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Carlton Colville Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Gisleham Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft NR33 8DG · carltoncolvilleprimary.co.uk · 01502 572682
On the mapSearch near NR33 8DG
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 49%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 366
- 87% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.1%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 51 families put the school first and 53 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 | 53 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 52 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 49% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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 | |||
| ▼49% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124574)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Carlton Colville Primary School on 25 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124574)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2011
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124574), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Not met Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124574)
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124574)
Oct 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124574)