SCHOOL PROFILE

Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 144288
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 102 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

15 November 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

30 October 2019
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 20 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Cambridgeshire
Trust GRACE SCHOOLS
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 101 101 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 49 48.5% of pupils
Male pupils 52 51.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

20.8%
4.0 pts below England
School 20.8%
Fenland 31.1%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.9%
12.4 pts below England
School 7.9%
Fenland 15.0%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
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
79.2%
80
Any other White background
7.9%
8
White and Black African
5.9%
6
White and Asian
3.0%
3
Pakistani
2.0%
2
Any other Asian background
1.0%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.8% 18 of 101 pupils
3.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.8%
Fenland 24.6%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.8% 17 pupils
England 14.8% 2.0 pts above
EHC plans 1.0% 1 pupils
England 6.0% 5.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Speech, language & communication 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
No specialist assessment yet 1
Specific learning difficulty 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Fenland 48.2%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

93.0%

19.2 pts above England

School 93.0%
Fenland 66.4%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Fenland 60.2%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

93.0%

21.0 pts above England

School 93.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.19%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.03 pts lower than England
School 4.19%
Fenland 6.79%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.89%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.92 pts lower than England
School 7.89%
Fenland 18.37%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

99.0% 10.8 pts above England
Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School
99.0%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information