Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Sprites Primary Academy

4–11Ages
406Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141985URN

Stonechat Road, Ipswich, IP2 0SA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

91 applications for 50 places · 69th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Suffolk median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

91 applications · 50 places offered · 42 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.7; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Sprites Primary School (URN 134200), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	50	91	1.8	42	0.84
Sep 2025	58	97	1.7	52	0.90
Sep 2024	59	106	1.8	58	0.98
Sep 2023	37	64	1.7	31	0.84
Sep 2022	33	60	1.8	31	0.94
Sep 2021	34	68	2.0	25	0.74
Sep 2020	57	68	1.2	42	0.74
Sep 2019	35	85	2.4	34	0.97
Sep 2018	45	94	2.1	41	0.91
Sep 2017	58	144	2.5	62	1.07
Sep 2016	60	133	2.2	61	1.02
Sep 2015 *	60	159	2.7	73	1.22
Sep 2014 *	60	142	2.4	57	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 75% · Maths 75% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%52nd of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	7%	104	105
2023/24	68%	5%	103	105
2022/23	50%	4%	101	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Sprites Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
One Sixth Form College
0.3 km · Suffolk

Not yet inspected
Gusford Community Primary School
0.8 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
The Oaks Primary School
0.9 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
The Willows Primary School
1.4 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.0applications per place
Sproughton Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Suffolk

Improved significantly2025

3.2applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Copdock Primary School
1.9 km · Suffolk

Remains Outstanding2023

3.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Ranelagh Primary School
2.0 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.6applications per place 23%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141985 · 935/2059
Trust: Reach2 Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 406 on roll
Free school meals: 28.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2015
Replaced: Sprites Primary School (URN 134200)
Address: Stonechat Road, Ipswich, IP2 0SA
Local authority: Suffolk · Ipswich

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources