Stradbroke Primary Academy

Stradbroke Primary Academy remains a good school, characterized by a friendly and supportive community where pupils feel safe and are encouraged to participate in a variety of after-school activities. The leadership sets high expectations for both behavior and learning, which generally fosters a calm and positive learning environment. Although most pupils progress well, there are concerns regarding some students' ability to retain knowledge, impacting their overall learning experience. This marked the school's first ungraded inspection since it was last evaluated in 2017, highlighting the school's ongoing efforts in improving educational outcomes amidst challenges faced during the pandemic.

Strengths

• Strong prioritization of reading in early years and key stage 1.
• Positive relationships between teachers and pupils.
• Exceptional support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Wide variety of enrichment activities available for pupils.
• Leaders effectively address staff workload concerns.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils struggle to retain key knowledge from lessons.
• Progress at key stage 2 is not consistently strong.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Stradbroke Primary Academy attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Stradbroke Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Stradbroke Primary Academy had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.8% of pupils at Stradbroke Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 10.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Stradbroke Primary Academy received £7,846 and spent £8,030 for each of its 207 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £84,000 (£405 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Inspiration Trust, income was £8,318 and spending £8,382 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Great Yarmouth · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

Stradbroke Primary Academy is part of Inspiration Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery Great Yarmouth
• Cobholm Primary Academy Great Yarmouth
• Great Yarmouth Charter Academy Great Yarmouth
• East Point Academy Lowestoft
• Charles Darwin Primary School Norwich
• Hewett Academy Norwich
• Jane Austen College Norwich
• Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School Norwich
• Norwich Primary Academy Norwich
• Cringleford Prep Cringleford

What is Stradbroke Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stradbroke Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in April 2023.

When was Stradbroke Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Stradbroke Primary Academy was last inspected in April 2023.

How many pupils does Stradbroke Primary Academy have?

Stradbroke Primary Academy has 210 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stradbroke Primary Academy cover?

Stradbroke Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Stradbroke Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stradbroke Primary Academy?

Stradbroke Primary Academy is at Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 6LZ.