OFSTED
6 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
SEAX TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
69
69 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
10
14.5% of pupils
Male pupils
59
85.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.6 pts
below England
School
23.2%
Chelmsford
14.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.7 pts
below England
School
11.6%
Chelmsford
11.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Chelmsford
1.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.9%
51
Any other White background
4.3%
3
African
2.9%
2
Any other Mixed background
2.9%
2
Indian
2.9%
2
Pakistani
2.9%
2
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%
69 of
69 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
0.0%
60.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
0.0%
Reading
73.8 pts below England
School
0.0%
Chelmsford
76.2%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
0.0%
Writing
70.3 pts below England
School
0.0%
Chelmsford
70.4%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
0.0%
Maths
72.0 pts below England
School
0.0%
Chelmsford
73.4%
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
9.99%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.78 pts
higher than
England
School
9.99%
Chelmsford
6.61%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.58%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.23 pts
lower than
England
School
14.58%
Chelmsford
15.59%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
8.33%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
6.53 pts
higher than
England
School
8.33%
Chelmsford
2.32%
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
98.6%
18.8 pts
above England
The Hawthorns School
98.6%
Chelmsford
77.8%
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.