OFSTED
19 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Trust
GRACE SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
384
341 full-time ·
43 part-time
Female pupils
191
49.7% of pupils
Male pupils
193
50.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.3 pts
above England
School
46.1%
Fenland
31.1%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
25.8 pts
above England
School
46.1%
Fenland
15.0%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Fenland
3.1%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
49.0%
188
Any other White background
27.9%
107
Any other Mixed background
8.3%
32
African
6.3%
24
Any other Asian background
2.1%
8
Gypsy / Roma
1.6%
6
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
24.2%
93 of
384 pupils
3.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.9 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
49.0%
11.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
59.0%
Reading
14.8 pts below England
School
59.0%
Fenland
66.4%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
58.0%
Writing
12.3 pts below England
School
58.0%
Fenland
60.2%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
59.0%
Maths
13.0 pts below England
School
59.0%
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
8.62%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.41 pts
higher than
England
School
8.62%
Fenland
6.79%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.82%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.00 pts
higher than
England
School
25.82%
Fenland
18.37%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.45%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.65 pts
higher than
England
School
4.45%
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
91.4%
3.2 pts
above England
Orchards Church of England Academy
91.4%
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.