OFSTED
4 March 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
1 October 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Published
3 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Suffolk
Trust
ST EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH DIOCESAN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
100
100 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
42
42.0% of pupils
Male pupils
58
58.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.8 pts
below England
School
10.0%
East Suffolk
23.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.3 pts
below England
School
5.0%
East Suffolk
5.0%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
East Suffolk
2.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.0%
85
Any other White background
6.0%
6
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
4
Pakistani
2.0%
2
African
1.0%
1
Unclassified
1.0%
1
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
24.0%
24 of
100 pupils
3.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.0 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
53.0%
7.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Reading
6.2 pts above England
School
80.0%
East Suffolk
70.5%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
53.0%
Writing
17.3 pts below England
School
53.0%
East Suffolk
67.4%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Maths
1.0 pts above England
School
73.0%
East Suffolk
67.5%
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
4.40%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.82 pts
lower than
England
School
4.40%
East Suffolk
6.54%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.41%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.40 pts
lower than
England
School
9.41%
East Suffolk
15.54%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.18%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.63 pts
lower than
England
School
1.18%
East Suffolk
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
102.0%
13.9 pts
above England
Nacton Church of England Primary School
102.0%
East Suffolk
82.9%
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.