OFSTED
19 January 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
3 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
14 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
428
376 full-time ·
52 part-time
Female pupils
224
52.3% of pupils
Male pupils
204
47.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.9 pts
above England
School
29.7%
Maldon
19.5%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.9 pts
below England
School
4.4%
Maldon
2.3%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.3 pts
above England
School
2.3%
Maldon
3.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.5%
383
Any other White background
3.5%
15
White and Black African
2.1%
9
African
0.9%
4
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
4
Any other ethnic group
0.7%
3
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
8.4%
36 of
428 pupils
12.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.2 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
64.0%
3.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Reading
1.8 pts below England
School
72.0%
Maldon
75.2%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Writing
7.7 pts above England
School
78.0%
Maldon
75.2%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Maths
2.0 pts above England
School
74.0%
Maldon
75.5%
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
6.35%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.13 pts
higher than
England
School
6.35%
Maldon
6.21%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.47%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.66 pts
higher than
England
School
22.47%
Maldon
16.76%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.53%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.72 pts
higher than
England
School
2.53%
Maldon
0.96%
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
101.9%
13.7 pts
above England
Heybridge Primary School
101.9%
Maldon
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.