OFSTED
27 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
10 February 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
31 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
ANGLIAN LEARNING
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
865
865 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
380
43.9% of pupils
Male pupils
485
56.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.0 pts
below England
School
11.8%
Uttlesford
11.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.9 pts
below England
School
5.4%
Uttlesford
5.9%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Uttlesford
2.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.9%
752
Any other White background
5.3%
46
Unclassified
1.6%
14
Any other Asian background
1.0%
9
White and Asian
1.0%
9
Any other Mixed background
0.8%
7
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
18.7%
162 of
865 pupils
2.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.7 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
44.9
5.7 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.23 · 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
8.96%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.74 pts
higher than
England
School
8.96%
Uttlesford
5.25%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.68%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.86 pts
higher than
England
School
22.68%
Uttlesford
11.28%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.56%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.76 pts
higher than
England
School
3.56%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
84.0%
8.3 pts
below England
Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport
84.0%
Uttlesford
94.9%
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.