OFSTED
18 July 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
—
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
130
130 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
72
55.4% of pupils
Male pupils
58
44.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.9 pts
above England
School
37.7%
Tendring
32.9%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.9 pts
below England
School
5.4%
Tendring
5.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Tendring
0.9%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
84.6%
110
Any other Mixed background
4.6%
6
Any other White background
2.3%
3
Indian
2.3%
3
White and Asian
1.5%
2
White and Black African
1.5%
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
30.0%
39 of
130 pupils
9.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.2 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.26%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.04 pts
higher than
England
School
6.26%
Tendring
7.45%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.24%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.42 pts
higher than
England
School
21.24%
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
61.9%
26.3 pts
below England
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey
61.9%
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.