Carlton Colville Primary School
Gisleham Road, Lowestoft, NR33 8DG
366 pupils · 87% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- HARTISMERE FAMILY OF SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 16.1%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 25 March 2025, published 1 May 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 53 | 51 | 75 | 53 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Grove Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Pakefield Primary School 2.6 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Elm Tree Primary School 2.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Westwood Primary School 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy 3.1 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Dell Primary School 3.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.