Glade Academy
Academy sponsor ledPrimaryAges 4–11Mixed
Knappers Way, Brandon, IP27 0DA
Headteacher · Miss Tracey McCarthy
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 10 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils180Capacity 420
OfstedGoodInspected 4 May 2022
TrustEastern Multi-Academy Trust
Free school meals24.4%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 4 May 2022.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Suffolk council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in SuffolkApplications for September 2026
All 20 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered20
Applications33
First choice20
First-choice offers20
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Forest Academy0.3 mi
- Weeting Church of England Primary School1.6 mi
- Iceni Primary Academy3.5 mi
- Lakenheath Community Primary School4.4 mi
- Elveden Church of England Primary Academy4.5 mi