OFSTED
3 July 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
11 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
26 June 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
ROBUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
304
303 full-time ·
1 part-time
Female pupils
133
43.8% of pupils
Male pupils
171
56.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.4 pts
below England
School
18.4%
Castle Point
18.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.7 pts
below England
School
1.6%
Castle Point
4.0%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Castle Point
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.1%
277
African
2.3%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
5
White and Asian
1.0%
3
Any other Black background
0.7%
2
Any other White background
0.7%
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
28.0%
85 of
304 pupils
7.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.4 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
67.0%
6.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Reading
10.2 pts above England
School
84.0%
Castle Point
70.2%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Writing
0.7 pts above England
School
71.0%
Castle Point
70.9%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Maths
4.0 pts above England
School
76.0%
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
5.31%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.90 pts
lower than
England
School
5.31%
Castle Point
6.34%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.22%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.60 pts
lower than
England
School
10.22%
Castle Point
15.54%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.73%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.07 pts
lower than
England
School
0.73%
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
96.5%
8.3 pts
above England
Jotmans Hall Primary School
96.5%
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.