SCHOOL PROFILE

Littleport Community Primary School

Primary Community school URN 110637
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 480 Published school capacity
Capacity used 84.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

15 October 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Cambridgeshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 406 406 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 198 48.8% of pupils
Male pupils 208 51.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.4%
0.6 pts above England
School 25.4%
East Cambridgeshire 18.9%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

12.8%
7.5 pts below England
School 12.8%
East Cambridgeshire 8.9%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.7%
0.7 pts above England
School 1.7%
East Cambridgeshire 2.9%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
74.6%
303
Any other White background
9.1%
37
African
5.7%
23
Any other Black background
2.7%
11
White and Black Caribbean
1.5%
6
Any other Asian background
1.0%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.5% 79 of 406 pupils
1.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.5%
East Cambridgeshire 20.8%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.5% 71 pupils
England 14.8% 2.7 pts above
EHC plans 2.0% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 4.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Other difficulty or disability 37
Speech, language & communication 13
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Hearing impairment 4
Physical disability 3

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

64.0% 3.6 pts above England
School 64.0%
East Cambridgeshire 59.0%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
East Cambridgeshire 70.7%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
East Cambridgeshire 65.8%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
East Cambridgeshire 70.2%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.93%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.29 pts lower than England
School 4.93%
East Cambridgeshire 6.25%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.42%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.40 pts lower than England
School 11.42%
East Cambridgeshire 14.39%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.28%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.28%
East Cambridgeshire 2.04%
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

84.6% 3.6 pts below England
Littleport Community Primary School
84.6%
East Cambridgeshire
83.7%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information