Primary school

Sprites Primary Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Suffolk
  • IP2 0SA
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,805 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 32%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 91%91%2016/17: top 87%2017/18: top 99%2018/19: top 90%2022/23: top 76%2023/24: top 36%2024/25: top 32%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM71% · East of England 64%7/10 Above+60.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM7% · East of England 7%5/10 Middle+39.8 pts
Reading score104 · East of England 1062/10 Well below East of England+16.7 pts
Maths score105 · East of England 1055/10 Middle+43.7 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 30% · 57 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 44% · 50 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 27% · 59 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 47% · 51 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 50% · 54 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 68% · 60 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 71% · 56 pupils · East of England 64%71%27%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 57 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 0% · 50 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 2% · 59 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 2% · 51 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 4% · 54 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 5% · 60 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 7% · 56 pupils · East of England 7%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 57 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 102 · 50 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 100 · 59 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 99 · 51 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 101 · 54 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 103 · 60 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 104 · 56 pupils · East of England 10610498No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 57 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 101 · 50 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 98 · 59 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 100 · 51 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 102 · 54 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 105 · 60 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 105 · 56 pupils · East of England 10510598No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
42 of 42 who put it first2014 · 98.2%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4242
2nd325
3rd171

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2015–2022

  1. 2015Requires improvementas predecessor
  2. 2018Inadequate
  3. 2019Ungraded visit
  4. 2019Inadequate
  5. 2021Ungraded visit
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2022Ungraded visit
  8. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026406
Free school meals (past 6 years)30.1%
First language not English15.6%
SEN support16.1%
EHC plan2.0%
Absence (sessions missed)4.9%
Persistently absent pupils12.4%

Girls 51.9%Boys 48.1%

96.7% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.7
Pupils per adult13.1
  • Classroom teachers 14.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 12.7
  • Other support 8.2

Teachers 16.8 FTE · Whole workforce 37.7 · 54 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,266
Spend per pupil£5,303
Staff spend per pupil£4,049
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£377,000in-year balance

Grants £6,054 · self-generated £161 · premises £317 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST (62 academies) · trust reserve £4,830,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it