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29 open schools in Lowestoft, Suffolk · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all Suffolk schools · grammar schools in Lowestoft

Lowestoft has 29 state schools: 20 primary, 4 secondary, part of Suffolk's wider catchment. 29 have a published Ofsted rating, and 21 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics Lowestoft · Not judged Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Lowestoft · Good Carlton Colville Primary School Lowestoft · Not judged Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Lowestoft · Good Dell Primary School Lowestoft · Good East Coast College Lowestoft · Good East Point Academy Lowestoft · Good Elm Tree Primary School Lowestoft · Good Grove Primary School Lowestoft · Good Gunton Primary Academy Lowestoft · Good Include Suffolk Lowestoft · Good Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy Lowestoft · Good Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy Lowestoft · Good Ormiston Denes Academy Lowestoft · Not judged Oulton Broad Primary School Lowestoft · Not judged Pakefield High School Lowestoft · Good Pakefield Primary School Lowestoft · Good Poplars Community Primary School Lowestoft · Requires improvement Red Oak Primary School Lowestoft · Good Roman Hill Primary School Lowestoft · Not judged Somerleyton Primary School Lowestoft · Good St Margaret's Primary Academy Lowestoft · Good St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Lowestoft · Good Sunrise Academy Lowestoft · Not judged The Ashley School Lowestoft · Outstanding The Limes Primary Academy Lowestoft · Good Warren School Lowestoft · Not judged Westwood Primary School Lowestoft · Good Woods Loke Primary School Lowestoft · Outstanding

Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

Gunton Primary Academy Good · ×0.83 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Good · ×0.86 1st prefs/place (2026/27) St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Good · ×0.86 1st prefs/place (2026/27) The Limes Primary Academy Good · ×0.86 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Elm Tree Primary School Good · ×0.88 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Good · ×0.89 1st prefs/place (2026/27) East Point Academy Good · ×0.94 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Westwood Primary School Good · ×0.94 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Pakefield High School Good · ×0.96 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Dell Primary School Good · ×0.97 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

How places are allocated in Suffolk

Primary schools: 'Every community and voluntary controlled school serves an area of streets or villages' — catchment maps published online. (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 2027-10-31
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 2028-01-15
Sept 2028 Offer day 2028-03-01
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 2028-04-17
Sept 2027 Application deadline 2026-10-31
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 2027-01-15
Sept 2027 Offer day 2027-03-01
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 2027-04-16
Sept 2026 Application deadline 2025-10-31 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 2026-01-15 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2026-03-02 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 2026-04-16 (passed)

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