OFSTED
14 June 2023
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 special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Suffolk
Trust
UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
60
60 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
2
3.3% of pupils
Male pupils
58
96.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
31.9 pts
above England
School
56.7%
Ipswich
25.2%
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%
Ipswich
25.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
12.3 pts
above England
School
13.3%
Ipswich
2.1%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.7%
52
Any other Mixed background
5.0%
3
White and Black Caribbean
5.0%
3
Unclassified
1.7%
1
White and Black African
1.7%
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
100.0%
60 of
60 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
2.0
37.2 pts
below England
Latest published: -2.30 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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
18.38%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
12.16 pts
higher than
England
School
18.38%
Ipswich
7.15%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
47.06%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
31.24 pts
higher than
England
School
47.06%
Ipswich
18.95%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
8.82%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
7.02 pts
higher than
England
School
8.82%
Ipswich
2.65%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.0%
20.2 pts
above England
Sir Bobby Robson School
100.0%
Ipswich
67.7%
East of England
78.7%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.