OFSTED
21 November 2023
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 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
67
67 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
33
49.3% of pupils
Male pupils
34
50.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.8 pts
below England
School
9.0%
Babergh
18.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.8 pts
below England
School
1.5%
Babergh
5.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
above England
School
1.5%
Babergh
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.1%
59
Any other White background
6.0%
4
African
3.0%
2
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
1
White and Black Caribbean
1.5%
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
19.4%
13 of
67 pupils
1.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
6.0 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
57.0%
3.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Reading
5.2 pts above England
School
79.0%
Babergh
75.4%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Writing
6.3 pts below England
School
64.0%
Babergh
69.9%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Maths
14.0 pts above England
School
86.0%
Babergh
71.0%
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
3.70%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.52 pts
lower than
England
School
3.70%
Babergh
5.86%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.09%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.72 pts
lower than
England
School
9.09%
Babergh
14.08%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Babergh
1.50%
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
68.4%
19.8 pts
below England
Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary School
68.4%
Babergh
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.