Howard Community Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jul 1 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- 146280
- Address
- Beard Road, IP32 6SA
- Website
- www.howardacademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 196 (50% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.0%
- Girls
- 52.0%
- First language not English
- 15.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.3%
- Persistent absence
- 20.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.5%
White British 69.9%
Other White 8.2%
Mixed 5.1%
African 4.1%
Other 3.1%
Unclassified 3.1%
Other Asian 2.6%
Indian 2%
Irish 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.5
WritingWell below average-3.8
MathsAverage-0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 24%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 98
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Howard Community Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 21
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 1
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 18 8 10 |
| Reception, Full-time | 32 14 18 |
| Year 1 | 25 12 13 |
| Year 2 | 25 13 12 |
| Year 3 | 31 10 21 |
| Year 4 | 28 20 8 |
| Year 5 | 21 11 10 |
| Year 6 | 16 6 10 |