SCHOOL PROFILE

Admirals Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 145028
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 55.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

12 June 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Norfolk
Trust EASTERN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 201 201 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 102 50.7% of pupils
Male pupils 99 49.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.4%
0.6 pts above England
School 25.4%
Breckland 23.4%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

32.8%
12.5 pts above England
School 32.8%
Breckland 13.5%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Breckland 2.4%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
59.2%
119
Any other White background
25.9%
52
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
5
Any other ethnic group
2.5%
5
White and Black African
2.0%
4
White and Black Caribbean
2.0%
4
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 27.9% 56 of 201 pupils
7.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 27.9%
Breckland 25.3%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.4% 37 pupils
England 14.8% 3.6 pts above
EHC plans 9.5% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 3.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 29
Social, emotional & mental health 16
Speech, language & communication 7
Specific learning difficulty 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Other difficulty or disability 1

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

57.0% 3.4 pts below England
School 57.0%
Breckland 49.2%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

76.0%

2.2 pts above England

School 76.0%
Breckland 67.9%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Breckland 58.6%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

67.0%

5.0 pts below England

School 67.0%
Breckland 62.1%
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

5.16%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.06 pts lower than England
School 5.16%
Breckland 5.97%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.07%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.75 pts lower than England
School 12.07%
Breckland 14.47%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Breckland 1.77%
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

55.8% 32.4 pts below England
Admirals Academy
55.8%
Breckland
80.9%
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