Gladstone Primary Academy

Gladstone Primary Academy has demonstrated a good level of overall effectiveness, having improved from its previous 'Requires Improvement' rating. The school provides a positive environment where pupils feel safe, valued, and enjoy their learning experiences. Strong relationships between pupils and adults contribute to good behavior and a supportive atmosphere, and the curriculum is ambitious and well-structured to meet the needs of all students, including those with special educational needs. Early years education is particularly strong, with children receiving a solid foundation that supports their development.

Strengths

• Positive relationships between pupils and staff
• High expectations for pupil's learning
• Effective support for pupils joining mid-year
• Ambitious curriculum that meets pupil needs
• Good provision for early years education
• Strong phonics and reading support
• Established routines leading to calm and ordered learning environments
• Effective personal development programme
• Good community and parental engagement

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in curriculum delivery by some teachers
• Lack of precise and timely assessments in some cases

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 Gladstone Primary Academy attended 91.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 33.0% 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, 3.9% of pupils at Gladstone 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 Gladstone Primary Academy had 19.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.3% 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, 10.7% of pupils at Gladstone Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 Gladstone Primary Academy received £7,610 and spent £8,221 for each of its 508 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,193,000 (£2,350 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Thomas Deacon Education Trust, income was £8,207 and spending £8,153 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 Peterborough · Peterborough local authority: places and applications

Gladstone Primary Academy is part of Thomas Deacon Education Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Thomas Deacon Academy Peterborough
• Queen Katharine Academy Peterborough
• Welbourne Primary Academy Peterborough
• Upwood Primary Academy Huntingdon
• Warboys Primary Academy Huntingdon

What is Gladstone Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Gladstone Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Gladstone Primary Academy was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Gladstone Primary Academy have?

Gladstone Primary Academy has 469 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gladstone Primary Academy cover?

Gladstone Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 44% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Gladstone Primary Academy?

Gladstone Primary Academy is at Gladstone Street, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 2BZ.