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The Limes Primary Academy

Primary school in Lowestoft, Suffolk. Good (Feb 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 22 February 2023, report published 26 April 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around February 2027

The last inspection was in February 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 0.6 milesOulton Broad Primary School

    Primary, Lowestoft, Suffolk

    No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Mar 2025)

  2. 0.6 milesWoods Loke Primary School

    Primary, Lowestoft, Suffolk

    Outstanding (Apr 2024)

  3. 1.4 milesDell Primary School

    Primary, Lowestoft, Suffolk

    Report card, Jun 2026: 5 expected, 2 needs attention

  4. 1.5 milesNorthfield St Nicholas Primary Academy

    Primary, Lowestoft, Suffolk

    Good (Jul 2022)

  5. 1.5 milesRoman Hill Primary School

    Primary, Lowestoft, Suffolk

    No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Nov 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.