Sycamore Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 12 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Unique reference
- 137786
- Address
- Abbotsford Drive, St Ann's, NG3 4QP
- Website
- www.sycamoreacademy.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 484 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.1%
- Girls
- 45.9%
- First language not English
- 62.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.6%
- Persistent absence
- 16.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.0%
Other 32.4%
African 20.9%
White British 18.4%
Mixed 15.1%
Other Asian 3.1%
Caribbean 3.1%
Other White 2.1%
Other Black 1.7%
Chinese 1.4%
Pakistani 0.8%
Indian 0.6%
Unclassified 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage1
MathsAverage-1.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 58%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Sycamore Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 49
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 42 22 20 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 46 26 20 |
| Reception, Part-time | 39 24 15 |
| Reception, Full-time | 13 9 4 |
| Year 1 | 53 33 20 |
| Year 2 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 3 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 4 | 53 32 21 |
| Year 5 | 58 21 37 |
| Year 6 | 60 30 30 |