SCHOOL PROFILE

Glade Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 145476
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 42.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

4 May 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
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 EASTERN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 180 180 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 98 54.4% of pupils
Male pupils 82 45.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

24.4%
0.4 pts below England
School 24.4%
West Suffolk 18.6%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

21.7%
1.4 pts above England
School 21.7%
West Suffolk 12.8%
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%
West Suffolk 2.8%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
70.6%
127
Any other White background
21.7%
39
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
4
Indian
1.1%
2
Irish
1.1%
2
Any other Asian background
0.6%
1
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 27.8% 50 of 180 pupils
7.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 27.8%
West Suffolk 20.7%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.7% 39 pupils
England 14.8% 6.9 pts above
EHC plans 6.1% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 0.1 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 11
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Speech, language & communication 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Hearing impairment 2

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

58.0% 2.4 pts below England
School 58.0%
West Suffolk 54.3%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

67.0%

6.8 pts below England

School 67.0%
West Suffolk 70.5%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
West Suffolk 64.8%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

67.0%

5.0 pts below England

School 67.0%
West Suffolk 66.3%
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

5.82%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.40 pts lower than England
School 5.82%
West Suffolk 6.34%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.64%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.17 pts lower than England
School 12.64%
West Suffolk 15.50%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.72%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.08 pts lower than England
School 1.72%
West Suffolk 2.17%
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

42.9% 45.3 pts below England
Glade Academy
42.9%
West Suffolk
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