Glemsford Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Lion Road
Glemsford
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 7RF
Phone 01787283200
Reference Number 141406

Glemsford Primary Academy continues to perform well as a good school, providing a supportive and enjoyable learning environment for its pupils. The school boasts excellent behaviour among its students, who express confidence and respect towards staff and peers. The curriculum is well-structured, enabling pupils, including those with special educational needs, to achieve strong outcomes. However, there are concerns regarding the engagement of parents and the effectiveness of the school's safeguarding governance.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 244
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.46%
Girls: 47.54%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 17 13 30
2 11 18 29
3 13 8 21
4 15 14 29
5 15 15 30
6 16 14 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.8%
White, Other 3.7%
Mixed, Other 2.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.8%
Chinese 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 19 Apr 2023
Date Report
19 Apr 2023 School inspection
06 Dec 2017 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils exhibit excellent behaviour and respect towards adults and peers.
  • The curriculum is well-planned and effectively supports cross-subject links.
  • Pupils feel safe and confident in expressing their concerns.
  • Strong emphasis on reading and vocabulary development from early years.
  • Excellent support for pupils with special educational needs.

Areas for Improvement

  • Governors do not effectively check safeguarding practices.
  • Insufficient engagement with stakeholders leading to low parental recommendations.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 86%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 14%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 109

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.7
Writing 1.5
Maths 3.2

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 1 0
Third Preference 2 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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