Woods Loke Primary School
Lowestoft · Suffolk
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About Woods Loke Primary School
Woods Loke Primary School is a primary academy in Lowestoft, Suffolk. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
HARTISMERE FAMILY OF SCHOOLS is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 6 member schools: 4 primary schools, 2 secondary schools. Local authorities: Norfolk | Suffolk. Regions: East of England. — from the HARTISMERE FAMILY OF SCHOOLS public record.
Woods Loke Primary School is a primary academy in Lowestoft, Suffolk, part of HARTISMERE FAMILY OF SCHOOLS. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Woods Loke Primary School
- Address
- Butley Drive, Oulton Broad
- Postcode
- NR32 3EB
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lowestoft
- URN (official identifier)
- 145695
- Establishment number
- 2152
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 483
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 420
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- HARTISMERE FAMILY OF SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Headteacher
- Mr Joel Crawley
- Ofsted inspection
- Outstanding · Inspected 16 Apr 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.woodsloke.org
- Telephone
- 01502561234
- Date opened
- 1 Apr 2018
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Woods Loke Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 483 | 102,135 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 15.9% | 22.8% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 18.2% | 13.8% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.5% | 6.7% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 1.0% | 12.0% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
8 published inspections for Woods Loke Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
Report published 13 May 2024
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Report published 26 Jun 2022
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Woods Loke Community Primary School (URN 124641)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 12 Jun 2017
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 2
Read reportInspected as Woods Loke Community Primary School (URN 124641)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 15 Dec 2015
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as Woods Loke Community Primary School (URN 124641)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 23 Apr 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Woods Loke Community Primary School (URN 124641)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 26 Feb 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Woods Loke Community Primary School (URN 124641)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 19 Feb 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Woods Loke Community Primary School (URN 124641)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 19 Oct 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Woods Loke Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 2.7% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 3.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Woods Loke Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £110,050 for 71 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 17.1% | 24.1% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £265 | £323 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Woods Loke Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 456 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Suffolk average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,505,000 £5,499 per pupil | £7,029 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £2,595,000 £5,697 per pupil | £6,691 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £1,992,000 £4,373 per pupil · 76.8% | £3,659 · 54.7% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £1,040 · 15.5% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £109 · 1.6% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £95 · 1.4% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | −£90,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £298,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £5,746 per pupil, supply and agency £0 per pupil — spending down £49 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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