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Gladstone Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Simon Martin

corporate_fareTHOMAS DEACON EDUCATION TRUST

location_onPeterborough, PE1 2BZ

language Visit Website phone 1733343908

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

555

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Expected Standard

44%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Gladstone Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Peterborough, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Gladstone Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Peterborough, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of THOMAS DEACON EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 519 pupils on roll, of whom 44% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 44% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #49 of 55 primaries in Peterborough and #11,206 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 59%

Reading62% LA 69%

Writing57% LA 68%

Maths54% LA 69%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading45% LA 67% · Eng 74%

Writing62% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths59% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading52% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths57% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA -0.6

-0.6 to 2.2

2.9

Write

LA -0.8

1.5 to 4.3

0.1

Maths

LA -0.3

-1.3 to 1.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 55%England 65%

Reading41% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 69% · Eng 78%

Maths60% LA 70% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.1

Read

LA -1.2

-4.7 to -1.6

-1.4

Write

LA -1.2

-2.8 to 0.1

-1.7

Maths

LA -0.9

-3.0 to -0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 55%

Reading48% LA 67%

Writing65% LA 69%

Maths51% LA 68%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.4

Read

LA -1.0

-5.7 to -3.1

-2.9

Write

LA -1.1

-4.1 to -1.7

-3.9

Maths

LA -0.8

-5.1 to -2.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 October 2023

Inspection Report

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15 October 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-31

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-10-15

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-03-08

S8 No Formal Designation Visit EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2013-01-23

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

3.7%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.9%(10 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 519 pupils. During this period, there were 19 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	519	19	3.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	510	12	2.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	507	11	2.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	515	3	0.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	513	16	3.1%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	549	7	1.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	555	2	0.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	502	4	0.8%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	532	4	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	555	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	554	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	570	2	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	578	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	581	4	0.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	612	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	612	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	611	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	634	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	632	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	631	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	660	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	646	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	607	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 26 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 23 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils