Staff at a Lowestoft primary school are celebrating once more after winning a special sporting accolade for the third time.

With the success of Suffolk's sporting achievements marked at the Active Suffolk Awards 2022 last month, more than 200 guests were part of the celebratory evening at Trinity Park, Ipswich.

As the annual awards shines a spotlight on those in Suffolk who have been active in the community and made a difference, Red Oak Primary School's commitment to sport was highlighted once more.

The school on Southwell Road, Lowestoft was thrilled to win the award for ‘Active Primary School of the Year 2022’, coming first out of more than 300 primary schools across Suffolk.

Executive headteacher of the school, which is part of The Active Learning Trust, Heather Madsen said: "I’m so proud of my team for achieving this award and I’d like to extend my gratitude to Mr Lee for leading this area.

"As a school we’re very lucky to have such committed staff who support our PE lessons, our healthy school initiatives and our daily walks.

"At Red Oak Primary School our aim is to help pupils succeed by reaching their potential academically, socially, personally, spiritually and of course physically.

"Sport at Primary level is about much more than developing physical skills; it teaches children about fairness, self-esteem, problem-solving, teamwork and so much more."

Upon accepting the award, Johnny Lee, who is the PE and sports co-ordinator for Red Oak Primary School and the associate leader of PE and sports for The Active Learning Trust, said: "It is a great honour for our school to win the Active Suffolk Award for Active Primary School of the Year for a third time.

"In the past nine years, our school has organised and hosted 360 sports tournaments for other schools and last year we organised and hosted another 42 tournaments.

"All of the staff at the school have worked very hard with supporting their students with their physical activity and sports provisions, it has been a real team effort."

Craig D'Cunha, acting chief executive officer of The Active Learning Trust, said: "The school’s ethos is firmly based on a deep consideration of every individual pupil’s needs and headteacher Heather has done an incredible job of leading and supporting her colleagues to ensure that pupils fulfill their potential."