OFSTED
10 July 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
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
441
421 full-time ·
20 part-time
Female pupils
225
51.0% of pupils
Male pupils
216
49.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.0 pts
below England
School
13.8%
Fenland
31.1%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.6 pts
below England
School
5.7%
Fenland
15.0%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Fenland
3.1%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.2%
398
Any other White background
2.7%
12
African
2.0%
9
White and Black African
1.6%
7
White and Black Caribbean
0.9%
4
Any other Asian background
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
16.3%
72 of
441 pupils
4.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.0 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
57.0%
3.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Reading
6.8 pts below England
School
67.0%
Fenland
66.4%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Writing
2.7 pts above England
School
73.0%
Fenland
60.2%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Maths
5.0 pts below England
School
67.0%
Fenland
63.1%
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
5.34%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.88 pts
lower than
England
School
5.34%
Fenland
6.79%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.84%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.97 pts
lower than
England
School
12.84%
Fenland
18.37%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.27%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.53 pts
lower than
England
School
0.27%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
105.0%
16.8 pts
above England
Park Lane Primary & Nursery School
105.0%
Fenland
83.7%
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.