Red Oak Primary SchoolRoman Hill Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Lowestoft.

Summary of the comparison

Red Oak Primary School and Roman Hill Primary School are primary schools in Lowestoft.

Red Oak Primary School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Roman Hill Primary School scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Red Oak Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Red Oak Primary School was judged Good and Roman Hill Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 88.0% for Red Oak Primary School and 33.0% for Roman Hill Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Red Oak Primary School (90.0% in 2022-23, 88.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Roman Hill Primary School (23.0% in 2022-23, 33.0% in 2024-25).

Red Oak Primary School versus Roman Hill Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	LowestoftRed Oak Primary School	LowestoftRoman Hill Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	B79/100Stronger figure	F33/100
Local ranking	4th of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure	224th of 240 in Suffolk
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Academy sponsor led	Academy sponsor led
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	3-11	3-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	437	430
Capacity	470	525
Location	Lowestoft, NR33 0RZ	Lowestoft, NR32 2NX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	88.0% Stronger figure	33.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	10.0% Stronger figure	0.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	109.0 Stronger figure	99.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	111.0 Stronger figure	97.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	437	430
Free school meals (ever 6)	48.2%	51.9%
English as an additional language	9.8%	9.8%
SEN support	29.3%	27.0%
SEN with an EHC plan	2.3%	6.7%
Attendance
Overall absence	3.6% Stronger figure	7.1%	6.2%
Persistent absence	6.2% Stronger figure	20.9%	15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.