OFSTED
18 December 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
BMAT EDUCATION
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
194
194 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
103
53.1% of pupils
Male pupils
91
46.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.6 pts
below England
School
5.2%
Uttlesford
11.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.6 pts
below England
School
7.7%
Uttlesford
5.9%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
Uttlesford
2.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
78.4%
152
Any other White background
7.2%
14
Any other Mixed background
3.6%
7
White and Asian
3.1%
6
Unclassified
2.1%
4
Any other Asian background
1.5%
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
12.9%
25 of
194 pupils
7.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.0 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
69.0%
8.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Reading
5.2 pts above England
School
79.0%
Uttlesford
80.7%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Writing
8.7 pts above England
School
79.0%
Uttlesford
73.8%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Maths
3.0 pts below England
School
69.0%
Uttlesford
78.0%
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
2.63%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.59 pts
lower than
England
School
2.63%
Uttlesford
5.25%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
2.21%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.61 pts
lower than
England
School
2.21%
Uttlesford
11.28%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
92.4%
4.2 pts
above England
Magna Carta Primary Academy
92.4%
Uttlesford
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.