OFSTED
22 March 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special sponsor led
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Trust
THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
162
162 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
50
30.9% of pupils
Male pupils
112
69.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
24.6 pts
above England
School
49.4%
East Cambridgeshire
18.9%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.1 pts
below England
School
6.2%
East Cambridgeshire
8.9%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
East Cambridgeshire
2.9%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
80.2%
130
Any other White background
4.9%
8
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
5
African
1.9%
3
White and Black African
1.9%
3
White and Black Caribbean
1.9%
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
100.0%
162 of
162 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
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
2022/23
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2022/23.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
0.7
39.3 pts
below England
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
8.32%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.10 pts
higher than
England
School
8.32%
East Cambridgeshire
6.25%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.22%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.41 pts
higher than
England
School
22.22%
East Cambridgeshire
14.39%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.39%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.41 pts
lower than
England
School
1.39%
East Cambridgeshire
2.04%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.8%
19.0 pts
above England
Highfield Littleport Academy
98.8%
East Cambridgeshire
80.0%
East of England
78.7%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.