OFSTED
25 November 2021
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Essex
Trust
CANONIUM LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
39
23 full-time ·
16 part-time
Female pupils
16
41.0% of pupils
Male pupils
23
59.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.4 pts
above England
School
28.2%
Tendring
32.9%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.6 pts
below England
School
7.7%
Tendring
5.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.6 pts
above England
School
2.6%
Tendring
0.9%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
79.5%
31
Any other Asian background
5.1%
2
Any other Mixed background
5.1%
2
White and Asian
5.1%
2
Any other ethnic group
2.6%
1
Unclassified
2.6%
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
41.0%
16 of
39 pupils
20.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
16.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.2 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.54%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.33 pts
higher than
England
School
10.54%
Tendring
7.45%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
33.33%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.52 pts
higher than
England
School
33.33%
Tendring
21.16%
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%
Tendring
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
37.1%
51.0 pts
below England
Stourview Church of England Primary Academy
37.1%
Tendring
91.7%
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.