OFSTED
10 February 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
21 June 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
13 September 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Essex
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
49
49 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
23
46.9% of pupils
Male pupils
26
53.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.4 pts
below England
School
18.4%
Uttlesford
11.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.2 pts
below England
School
6.1%
Uttlesford
5.9%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Uttlesford
2.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.5%
36
Unclassified
12.2%
6
White and Black Caribbean
8.2%
4
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
1
Any other White background
2.0%
1
White and Asian
2.0%
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
14.3%
7 of
49 pupils
6.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.0 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
56.0%
4.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Reading
4.2 pts above England
School
78.0%
Uttlesford
80.7%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Writing
3.3 pts below England
School
67.0%
Uttlesford
73.8%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Maths
5.0 pts below England
School
67.0%
Uttlesford
78.0%
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
5.19%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.03 pts
lower than
England
School
5.19%
Uttlesford
5.25%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.24%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.57 pts
lower than
England
School
12.24%
Uttlesford
11.28%
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%
Uttlesford
1.00%
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
43.8%
44.4 pts
below England
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak
43.8%
Uttlesford
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.