OFSTED
24 May 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
NORTHWICK PARK TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
644
624 full-time ·
20 part-time
Female pupils
320
49.7% of pupils
Male pupils
324
50.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.0 pts
above England
School
32.8%
Castle Point
18.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.7 pts
below England
School
3.6%
Castle Point
4.0%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.2 pts
above England
School
4.2%
Castle Point
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.7%
584
African
1.9%
12
Any other White background
1.7%
11
White and Asian
1.2%
8
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
8
White and Black African
0.8%
5
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
18.5%
119 of
644 pupils
2.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.4 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
75.0%
14.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Reading
4.2 pts above England
School
78.0%
Castle Point
70.2%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Writing
15.7 pts above England
School
86.0%
Castle Point
70.9%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Maths
17.0 pts above England
School
89.0%
Castle Point
71.3%
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
5.91%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.30 pts
lower than
England
School
5.91%
Castle Point
6.34%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.98%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.84 pts
lower than
England
School
14.98%
Castle Point
15.54%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.61%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.20 pts
lower than
England
School
0.61%
Castle Point
1.60%
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
102.2%
14.0 pts
above England
Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy
102.2%
Castle Point
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.