SCHOOL PROFILE

Murrow Primary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 145147
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 105 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

1 March 2022
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 Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Cambridgeshire
Trust THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 103 103 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 57 55.3% of pupils
Male pupils 46 44.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

31.1%
6.3 pts above England
School 31.1%
Fenland 31.1%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.9%
18.4 pts below England
School 1.9%
Fenland 15.0%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.9%
2.9 pts above England
School 3.9%
Fenland 3.1%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
79.6%
82
Gypsy / Roma
15.5%
16
Any other White background
2.9%
3
Traveller of Irish heritage
1.0%
1
Unclassified
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 21.4% 22 of 103 pupils
0.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.4%
Fenland 24.6%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.5% 19 pupils
England 14.8% 3.7 pts above
EHC plans 2.9% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 3.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Other difficulty or disability 7
Speech, language & communication 6
Specific learning difficulty 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
No specialist assessment yet 2
Social, emotional & mental health 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

47.0% 13.4 pts below England
School 47.0%
Fenland 48.2%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
Fenland 66.4%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

53.0%

17.3 pts below England

School 53.0%
Fenland 60.2%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
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

5.62%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.59 pts lower than England
School 5.62%
Fenland 6.79%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.13%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.69 pts lower than England
School 14.13%
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

98.1% 9.9 pts above England
Murrow Primary Academy
98.1%
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