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Elm Tree Primary School

Primary

East Suffolk · Lowestoft · NR33 9HN www.elmtreeprimaryacademy.co.uk

Pupils
271
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
271
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
271
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/07/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Elm Tree Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
81%
-5pp
86%70%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
6%
-2pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
94%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
91%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
271
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Ranworth Avenue, Lowestoft, NR33 9HN
Local authority
Suffolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2581%6%94%40%85%9%91%36%94%81%108.0107.0106.013%271
2023/2486%8%92%38%86%14%86%30%86%89%107.0106.0108.015%269
2022/2380%0%89%44%89%2%84%21%90%75%108.0104.0104.0+2.30+1.10+0.6018%305
2018/1956%12%72%19%77%21%65%26%81%72%103.0103.0104.0-0.70+0.00-1.8021%371
2017/1853%4%68%11%66%11%62%13%66%60%102.0101.0102.0-1.50-1.40-1.40356
2016/1738%0%62%18%56%0%58%7%78%53%102.099.0102.0-2.70-4.60-4.4015%359

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2527117.713%2%30%5%10%
2023/2426919.715%2%31%6%15%
2022/2330519.818%3%32%6%13%
2021/2230318.217%3%35%7%20%
2020/2132118.114%4%35%
2018/1937122.921%2%29%5%12%
2017/1820.86%15%
2016/1735925.115%3%26%5%15%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.