OFSTED
19 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Suffolk
Trust
EAST ANGLIAN SCHOOLS TRUST LTD
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
130
130 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
41
31.5% of pupils
Male pupils
89
68.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.4 pts
above England
School
39.2%
East Suffolk
23.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
East Suffolk
5.0%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
East Suffolk
2.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
94.6%
123
Unclassified
3.8%
5
Any other Mixed background
0.8%
1
White and Black Caribbean
0.8%
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
100.0%
130 of
130 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
9.0
30.2 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.97 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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
15.64%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
9.42 pts
higher than
England
School
15.64%
East Suffolk
6.54%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
41.60%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
25.78 pts
higher than
England
School
41.60%
East Suffolk
15.54%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
9.60%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
7.80 pts
higher than
England
School
9.60%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
108.3%
28.6 pts
above England
Castle EAST School
108.3%
East Suffolk
67.7%
East of England
78.7%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.