SCHOOL PROFILE

Sprites Primary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 141985
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

8 November 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Suffolk
Trust REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 406 391 full-time · 15 part-time
Female pupils 214 52.7% of pupils
Male pupils 192 47.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

27.1%
2.3 pts above England
School 27.1%
Ipswich 25.2%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

17.0%
3.3 pts below England
School 17.0%
Ipswich 25.1%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

4.4%
3.4 pts above England
School 4.4%
Ipswich 2.1%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
64.8%
263
African
6.7%
27
Any other White background
6.7%
27
White and Black Caribbean
5.4%
22
Any other Mixed background
5.2%
21
Any other ethnic group
2.5%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.7% 96 of 406 pupils
2.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.7%
Ipswich 20.0%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.2% 86 pupils
England 14.8% 6.4 pts above
EHC plans 2.5% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 3.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 31
Moderate learning difficulty 25
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Specific learning difficulty 9
No specialist assessment yet 6

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
Ipswich 53.9%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

79.0%

5.2 pts above England

School 79.0%
Ipswich 66.0%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
Ipswich 65.9%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
Ipswich 65.2%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.92%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.30 pts lower than England
School 4.92%
Ipswich 7.15%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.39%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.43 pts lower than England
School 12.39%
Ipswich 18.95%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.91%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.90 pts lower than England
School 0.91%
Ipswich 2.65%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

96.7% 8.5 pts above England
Sprites Primary Academy
96.7%
Ipswich
82.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information