Clements Primary Academy, Haverhill

Ofsted's report card from its 10 March 2026 inspection grades Clements Primary Academy on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have a clear overview of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who are disadvantaged."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils typically develop the knowledge and core skills they need for the next stage of learning."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders accurately understand the quality of the curriculum and teaching."

Early years - Expected standard. "The early years curriculum is ambitious and inclusive."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders act with professionalism."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school's personal development programme has been adapted to meet the needs of all pupils."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers adapt tasks and activities more precisely, so that learning is consistently well matched to pupils' needs and all pupils remain engaged and achieve as well as they should"; "Leaders should ensure staff make attendance everybody's responsibility, so the whole-school pupil attendance improves".

In its own words: "Respectful We are respectful of our environment and the people in it. Ready We will be present and available for children, colleagues and the wider community and will act decisively and supportively. Respectful We will model throughout all interactions, considerate, professional and respectful behaviours with all members of the school community."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, choir and gardening.

The school runs after-school care until 4:25pm.

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Clements Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Suffolk and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 57% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Clements Primary Academy as their first choice and 37 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Clements Primary Academy are Burton End Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 72% maths); Place Farm Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 86% reading, 78% maths); St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 70% maths); and New Cangle Community Primary School (1 mile, Good, 73% reading, 57% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Clements Primary Academy.

Clements Primary Academy is one of 40 schools run by Unity Schools Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

12 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Clements Primary Academy (as of April 2026): 92% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (83%).

35.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 27.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (64%), Mixed (8%) and Black (7%).

In 2026, 50 pupils (18.7%) received SEN support and 35 (13.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Clements Primary Academy has a SEN unit for moderate learning difficulties: 27 places, 27 pupils on roll.

Clements Primary Academy had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Clements Primary Academy.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pharmacy (adjacent), 170 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 103 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32), as is usual near a town centre.

Clements Primary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Clements Primary Academy are Castle Manor Academy (0.6 miles) and Samuel Ward Academy (1.3 miles).