OFSTED
15 November 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
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
393
376 full-time ·
17 part-time
Female pupils
185
47.1% of pupils
Male pupils
208
52.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.5 pts
above England
School
30.3%
Tendring
32.9%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.8 pts
below England
School
2.5%
Tendring
5.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Tendring
0.9%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.1%
350
African
2.3%
9
White and Asian
2.0%
8
White and Black Caribbean
1.8%
7
Any other White background
1.5%
6
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
4
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
21.6%
85 of
393 pupils
0.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 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
55.0%
5.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Reading
3.8 pts below England
School
70.0%
Tendring
69.3%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Writing
3.3 pts below England
School
67.0%
Tendring
65.0%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Maths
2.0 pts above England
School
74.0%
Tendring
66.9%
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
6.24%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.02 pts
higher than
England
School
6.24%
Tendring
7.45%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.08%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.26 pts
higher than
England
School
18.08%
Tendring
21.16%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.13%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.67 pts
lower than
England
School
1.13%
Tendring
2.19%
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
140.4%
52.2 pts
above England
Lift Hamford
140.4%
Tendring
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.