OFSTED
4 May 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
340
340 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
186
54.7% of pupils
Male pupils
154
45.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.2 pts
below England
School
17.6%
Colchester
19.5%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.8 pts
below England
School
13.5%
Colchester
14.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Colchester
1.4%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
68.2%
232
Any other White background
5.0%
17
Indian
3.5%
12
African
3.2%
11
White and Asian
2.9%
10
White and Black African
2.6%
9
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
11.8%
40 of
340 pupils
9.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.1 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.98%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.24 pts
lower than
England
School
4.98%
Colchester
5.99%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.42%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.40 pts
lower than
England
School
15.42%
Colchester
14.41%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.76%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.04 pts
lower than
England
School
1.76%
Colchester
1.90%
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
81.0%
7.2 pts
below England
Lakelands Primary School
81.0%
Colchester
91.7%
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.