OFSTED
21 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
14 June 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
27 July 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Suffolk
Trust
CONSORTIUM TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
30
30 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
15
50.0% of pupils
Male pupils
15
50.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.5 pts
below England
School
13.3%
Mid Suffolk
16.9%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Mid Suffolk
3.4%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Mid Suffolk
2.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.0%
27
Unclassified
3.3%
1
White and Black African
3.3%
1
White and Black Caribbean
3.3%
1
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%
8 of
30 pupils
5.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.0 pts
above
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
14.62%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
8.40 pts
higher than
England
School
14.62%
Mid Suffolk
5.48%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
42.11%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
26.29 pts
higher than
England
School
42.11%
Mid Suffolk
12.80%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.26%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.46 pts
higher than
England
School
5.26%
Mid Suffolk
1.19%
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
33.3%
54.9 pts
below England
Helmingham Primary School and Nursery
33.3%
Mid 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.