OFSTED
13 December 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
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Suffolk
Trust
ANGLIAN LEARNING
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
240
230 full-time ·
10 part-time
Female pupils
119
49.6% of pupils
Male pupils
121
50.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.8 pts
below England
School
5.0%
West Suffolk
18.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.2 pts
above England
School
22.5%
West Suffolk
12.8%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
above England
School
1.7%
West Suffolk
2.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
68.8%
165
Any other White background
11.7%
28
Any other Mixed background
5.8%
14
African
2.5%
6
Any other ethnic group
2.5%
6
Unclassified
2.1%
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
26.7%
64 of
240 pupils
5.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.5 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
61.0%
0.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Reading
12.2 pts above England
School
86.0%
West Suffolk
70.5%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Writing
4.7 pts above England
School
75.0%
West Suffolk
64.8%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Maths
1.0 pts below England
School
71.0%
West Suffolk
66.3%
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
4.16%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.06 pts
lower than
England
School
4.16%
West Suffolk
6.34%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.74%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.07 pts
lower than
England
School
6.74%
West Suffolk
15.50%
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%
West Suffolk
2.17%
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
114.3%
26.1 pts
above England
The Pines Primary School
114.3%
West Suffolk
82.9%
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.