Glade Academy
Knappers Way, Brandon, IP27 0DA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EASTERN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Tracey McCarthy
- Sponsor
- Eastern Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 145476
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01842811580
About this school
Glade Academy is a primary academy in Brandon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 180 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Glade Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 40 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 43% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 60% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 48% | 65% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 58% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Glade Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 226 |
| 2023/24 | 219 |
| 2024/25 | 189 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Glade Academy compares
Glade Academy ranked 130th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 5.8% | 26.5% | 180 | — |
| Forest Academy | 54% | 6.2% | 26.3% | 389 | 0.3 miles |
| Weeting Church of England Primary School | 47% | 6.7% | 31.2% | 121 | 1.6 miles |
| Iceni Primary Academy | 80% | 3.6% | 10.5% | 103 | 3.5 miles |
| Elveden Church of England Primary Academy | 57% | 5.2% | 12.9% | 104 | 4.5 miles |
| Mundford Church of England Primary Academy | 60% | 4.9% | 12.1% | 239 | 4.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.46%
- English as an additional language
- 22.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.82%
- Persistent absence
- 12.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Forest Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Brandon
-
Weeting Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Brandon
-
Iceni Primary Academy3.5 miles
Primary · Hockwold Cum Wilton
-
Elveden Church of England Primary Academy4.5 miles
Primary · Thetford
- 4.7 miles
Other schools in Brandon
- Forest Academy Primary
- Lakenheath Community Primary School Primary
- Weeting Church of England Primary School Primary
- Breckland School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Glade Academy teach?
- Glade Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Brandon.
- Who is the headteacher of Glade Academy?
- The headteacher of Glade Academy is Miss Tracey McCarthy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Glade Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glade Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Glade Academy?
- Glade Academy has 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Glade Academy full?
- Glade Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 180 on roll (43%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Glade Academy a faith school?
- No. Glade Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Glade Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Glade Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Glade Academy part of an academy trust?
- Glade Academy is part of EASTERN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Glade Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Glade Academy compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Glade Academy ranked 130th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Glade Academy's absence rate?
- Glade Academy's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Glade Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Glade Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.