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EnglandEast of EnglandIpswichIP2 0SASprites Primary Academy
Primary

Sprites Primary Academy

Primary

Ipswich · Ipswich · IP2 0SA http://spritesacademy.org/

Pupils
403
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
403
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
403
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sprites Primary Academy · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
71%
+3pp
71%49%27%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
7%
+2pp
7%5%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
11%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
403
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Stonechat Road, Ipswich, IP2 0SA
Local authority
Suffolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2571%7%79%21%75%20%75%23%73%66%104.0105.0102.018%403
2023/2468%5%70%17%77%7%83%25%82%65%103.0105.0102.012%377
2022/2350%4%57%7%70%6%72%19%70%52%101.0102.099.0+1.10+4.70+3.7013%333
2018/1947%2%53%6%57%8%53%4%55%63%99.0100.0101.0-5.70-4.30-5.7013%412
2017/1827%2%46%12%56%10%44%7%64%53%100.098.0100.0-4.80-4.30-5.70428
2016/1744%0%60%12%78%20%60%6%74%64%102.0101.0104.0-2.20+0.80-3.2021%431

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2540323.718%16%30%5%12%
2023/2437721.512%15%30%5%14%
2022/2333320.813%10%33%6%14%
2021/2235322.015%10%34%7%18%
2020/2137221.318%9%31%
2018/1941223.413%8%24%5%10%
2017/1821.25%13%
2016/1743121.821%4%29%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.