OFSTED
6 February 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
THE ROBERT DRAKE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
313
313 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
159
50.8% of pupils
Male pupils
154
49.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.1 pts
below England
School
14.7%
Castle Point
18.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.5 pts
below England
School
3.8%
Castle Point
4.0%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.2 pts
above England
School
3.2%
Castle Point
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
84.0%
263
Any other White background
5.1%
16
African
2.9%
9
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
6
White and Black Caribbean
1.6%
5
Indian
1.3%
4
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
14.1%
44 of
313 pupils
6.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.5 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
85.0%
24.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
91.0%
Reading
17.2 pts above England
School
91.0%
Castle Point
70.2%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
98.0%
Writing
27.7 pts above England
School
98.0%
Castle Point
70.9%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Maths
15.0 pts above England
School
87.0%
Castle Point
71.3%
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
4.53%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.69 pts
lower than
England
School
4.53%
Castle Point
6.34%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.79%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.02 pts
lower than
England
School
8.79%
Castle Point
15.54%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.10%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.70 pts
lower than
England
School
1.10%
Castle Point
1.60%
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
99.4%
11.2 pts
above England
The Robert Drake Primary School
99.4%
Castle Point
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.