OFSTED
13 March 2024
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
Central Bedfordshire
Trust
POPPY HILL CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
238
214 full-time ·
24 part-time
Female pupils
125
52.5% of pupils
Male pupils
113
47.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.3 pts
below England
School
15.5%
Central Bedfordshire
14.8%
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%
Central Bedfordshire
10.7%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.6 pts
above England
School
4.6%
Central Bedfordshire
2.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
78.6%
187
White and Black Caribbean
5.5%
13
Any other White background
3.4%
8
African
2.1%
5
Gypsy / Roma
2.1%
5
White and Black African
2.1%
5
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
10.5%
25 of
238 pupils
10.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.3 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
30.0%
30.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Reading
10.8 pts below England
School
63.0%
Central Bedfordshire
68.2%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
49.0%
Writing
21.3 pts below England
School
49.0%
Central Bedfordshire
62.2%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
44.0%
Maths
28.0 pts below England
School
44.0%
Central Bedfordshire
63.0%
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
7.46%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.25 pts
higher than
England
School
7.46%
Central Bedfordshire
5.90%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.08%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.26 pts
higher than
England
School
23.08%
Central Bedfordshire
14.22%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.92%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.12 pts
higher than
England
School
1.92%
Central Bedfordshire
1.77%
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
113.3%
25.1 pts
above England
Meppershall Church of England Academy
113.3%
Central Bedfordshire
92.8%
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.