Sprites Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 8 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 141985
- Address
- Stonechat Road, IP2 0SA
- Website
- http://spritesacademy.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 403 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 15.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28%
- Persistent absence
- 13.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
White British 68.5%
Mixed 12.9%
African 5.5%
Other White 4.7%
Other 2%
Indian 1.7%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other Asian 1.2%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.1
WritingWell above average4.7
MathsWell above average3.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 68%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Sprites Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 58
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 52
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 52
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 23 11 12 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 4 3 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 25 35 |
| Year 1 | 48 27 21 |
| Year 2 | 46 20 26 |
| Year 3 | 53 17 36 |
| Year 4 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 5 | 52 27 25 |
| Year 6 | 57 34 23 |