OFSTED
30 September 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
29 February 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
28 April 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Trust
ASPIRE LEARNING TRUST (WHITTLESEY)
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,084
1,084 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
544
50.2% of pupils
Male pupils
540
49.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.7 pts
above England
School
26.5%
Fenland
31.1%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.2 pts
below England
School
5.1%
Fenland
15.0%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.3 pts
above England
School
3.3%
Fenland
3.1%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
84.8%
919
Any other White background
5.1%
55
African
1.7%
18
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
14
Unclassified
1.2%
13
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
13
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
20.6%
223 of
1,084 pupils
0.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.2 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
40.6
1.4 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.66 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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
11.64%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.42 pts
higher than
England
School
11.64%
Fenland
6.79%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.83%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
14.02 pts
higher than
England
School
29.83%
Fenland
18.37%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.90%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.10 pts
higher than
England
School
6.90%
Fenland
2.26%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
89.6%
2.7 pts
below England
Sir Harry Smith Community College
89.6%
Fenland
90.6%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.