Summerside Primary Academy is currently rated Good by Ofsted. To read the report, please click here.

Here are some of the highlights from the report:

We spoke with pupils in every year group and they told us how much they enjoy coming to Summerside. Pupils are polite and respectful to others... Pupils’ achievement, in their learning and behaviour are celebrated every day.

Leaders and teachers expect all pupils to achieve highly. Pupils do well in English and mathematics. They enjoy the new themes, and leaders have good plans in place to help pupils learn even more in subjects such as history and music.

Pupils help each other, often without being asked by an adult. They behave well in lessons and in the playground. Pupils are safe and feel safe.

The school’s ethos encourages pupils to respect difference and to value diversity. Pupils know the importance of inclusion... Pupils get on well with each other.

The early years provides the youngest children with strong foundations for future learning. Staff follow children’s interests and plan activities that develop children’s skills. Staff interact with children well.

Pupils achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of Year 6. Pupils read fluently and develop strong comprehension skills. They leave the school well prepared for Year 7. Some pupils join the school at different times of the year. Staff help these pupils well. 

Academic Results and Data

Key Stage 2 results

Working at greater depth	Reading	Writing	Maths	Reading, writing and maths combined
2023 Summerside Primary Academy*	36%	25%	45%	19%
2023 Early National	19%	13%	24%	8%
2019 Summerside Primary Academy	11%	23%	51%	4%
2019 National	27%	20%	22%	11%
2018 Summerside Primary Academy	27%	25%	27%	13%
2017 Summerside Primary School	17%	27%	25%	8%

 

Working at expected standard	Reading	Writing	Maths	Reading, writing and maths combined
2023 Summerside Primary Academy*	83%	68%	88%	67%
2023 Early National	73%	71%	73%	59%
2019 Summerside Primary Academy	74%	84%	88%	70%
2019 National	73%	78%	79%	65%
2018 Summerside Primary Academy	77%	79%	82%	70%
2017 Summerside Primary School	65%	82%	75%	61%

* 4 children have been removed as they are new to the UK and to English since September 2021.

Progress measures	Reading	Writing	Maths
2023 Summerside Primary Academy	1.0	0.1	2.8
2019 Summerside Primary Academy	3.1	5.2	7.3
2019 National	0.0	0.0	0.0
2018 Summerside Primary Academy	2.7	3.6	3.2
2017 Summerside Primary School	-2.0	2.9	1.0

Our 2019 progress scores put us in the top 20% of schools nationally.

Our 2019 Writing and Maths progress scores put us in the top 5% of schools nationally.

Average scaled score	Reading	Maths
2023 Summerside Primary Academy*	107	108
2019 Summerside Primary Academy	103	109
2019 National	104	105
2018 Summerside Primary Academy	105	106
2017 Summerside Primary School	102	106
2016 Summerside Primary School	104	104

* 4 children have been removed as they are new to the UK and to English since September 2021

Link to our online results: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/144653?tab=primary

Key Stage 1 results

Working at greater depth	Reading	Writing	Maths
2023 Summerside Primary Academy	19%	7%	13%
2023 Early National	19%	8%	16%
2019 Summerside Primary Academy	32%	23%	32%
2019 National	25%	15%	22%
2018 Summerside Primary Academy	26%	14%	25%
2017 Summerside Primary School	16%	12%	17%
2016 Summerside Primary School	15%	0%	11%

 

Working at expected standard	Reading	Writing	Maths	Reading, writing and maths combined
2023 Summerside Primary Academy	69%	53%	76%	39%
2023 Early National	68%	60%	71%	56%
2019 Summerside Primary Academy	71%	61%	77%	61%
2019 National	73%	78%	79%	65%
2018 Summerside Primary Academy	72%	67%	80%	66%
2017 Summerside Primary School	71%	59%	72%	65%
2016 Summerside Primary School	59%	43%	60%