Sprites Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
B73
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Ipswich, IP2 0SA
- Distance
- 0.8km away
Gusford Community Primary School
Sheldrake Drive, Ipswich, IP2 9LQ
Local ranking117th of 240 primary schools in Suffolk
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026
Primary
Phase
630
Capacity
4-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 12 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 55.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 7.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 65.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 76.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 65.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 68.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 103.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 101.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 103.0
- Cohort Size
- 77
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 531
- Boys
- 285 (54%)
- Girls
- 246 (46%)
- Capacity
- 630 (84% full)
- SEND
- 15.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 35.7%
- EAL
- 7.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.1%
- SEN Support
- 13.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 25.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 21.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,241/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 15.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 80.4%
- Black African: 4.2%
- White Other: 3.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.8%
- Mixed Other: 3.2%
- Other: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
- Asian Indian: 0.8%
80.4%
White British
4.2%
Black African
3.8%
White Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Sheldrake Drive
Ipswich, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 139803
- UKPRN
- 10042024
- Establishment No.
- 2001
- Trust
- THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
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