OFSTED
17 May 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
LIFT SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
417
417 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
211
50.6% of pupils
Male pupils
206
49.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.8 pts
below England
School
6.0%
Rochford
16.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.1 pts
below England
School
1.2%
Rochford
3.0%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
above England
School
1.7%
Rochford
2.2%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.4%
381
White and Asian
1.9%
8
Any other Mixed background
1.7%
7
White and Black Caribbean
1.7%
7
Any other White background
1.4%
6
White and Black African
0.7%
3
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
12.7%
53 of
417 pupils
8.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.1 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
85.0%
24.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Reading
19.2 pts above England
School
93.0%
Rochford
80.1%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Writing
22.7 pts above England
School
93.0%
Rochford
75.1%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Maths
16.0 pts above England
School
88.0%
Rochford
76.1%
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
3.20%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.02 pts
lower than
England
School
3.20%
Rochford
5.44%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.26%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.55 pts
lower than
England
School
5.26%
Rochford
12.41%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.28%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.53 pts
lower than
England
School
0.28%
Rochford
1.32%
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
122.6%
34.5 pts
above England
Lift Westerings
122.6%
Rochford
91.7%
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.