Admirals Academy is a primary school located in Thetford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/05/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is below average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Admirals Way, Thetford

School Information

Address: Admirals Way, Thetford, IP24 2JT
Website: www.admiralsacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01842753993
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs M Kouni
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 145028

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 271
Number of Boys: 137
Number of Girls: 134

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -4.5 Confidence interval -5.8 to -3.2
Writing
Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -2.7 to -0.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -5.5 to -3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Raleigh Infant Academy
Admirals Way , IP24 2JT 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Admirals Academy
Admirals Way , IP24 2JT 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Drake Primary School
Fairfields , Croxton Road IP24 1JW 		4out of 4 351 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Norwich Road Academy
Norwich Road , IP24 2HT 		2out of 4 1,086 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy
Canterbury Way , IP24 1EB 		2out of 4 2,013 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Thetford Academy
Croxton Road , IP24 1LH 		3out of 4 730 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thetford Grammar School
Bridge ST , Thetford IP24 3AF 		- not rated 1,587 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Damara School
30 Bridge Street , IP24 3AG 		- not rated 1,672 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Pinetree School
Staniforth Road , IP24 3LH 		2out of 4 2,578 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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