OFSTED
22 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Suffolk
Trust
REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
354
318 full-time ·
36 part-time
Female pupils
187
52.8% of pupils
Male pupils
167
47.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.3 pts
above England
School
29.1%
East Suffolk
23.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.3 pts
below England
School
9.0%
East Suffolk
5.0%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
East Suffolk
2.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.6%
310
Any other White background
2.8%
10
Indian
2.5%
9
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
7
White and Asian
1.4%
5
White and Black Caribbean
1.1%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.0%
53 of
354 pupils
5.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
64.0%
3.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Reading
1.8 pts below England
School
72.0%
East Suffolk
70.5%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Writing
1.7 pts above England
School
72.0%
East Suffolk
67.4%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Maths
6.0 pts above England
School
78.0%
East Suffolk
67.5%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.17%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.05 pts
lower than
England
School
5.17%
East Suffolk
6.54%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.62%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.20 pts
lower than
England
School
11.62%
East Suffolk
15.54%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.06%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.75 pts
lower than
England
School
1.06%
East Suffolk
2.19%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
84.3%
3.9 pts
below England
The Limes Primary Academy
84.3%
East Suffolk
82.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.