OFSTED
7 May 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
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
Essex
Trust
QUANTUM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
176
176 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
91
51.7% of pupils
Male pupils
85
48.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.2 pts
below England
School
17.6%
Chelmsford
14.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.5 pts
below England
School
2.8%
Chelmsford
11.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Chelmsford
1.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.8%
144
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
7
African
3.4%
6
Unclassified
2.3%
4
Caribbean
1.7%
3
White and Black Caribbean
1.7%
3
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
21.6%
38 of
176 pupils
0.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.2 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
6.69%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.47 pts
higher than
England
School
6.69%
Chelmsford
6.61%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.26%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.56 pts
lower than
England
School
10.26%
Chelmsford
15.59%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.56%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.76 pts
higher than
England
School
2.56%
Chelmsford
2.32%
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
83.8%
4.4 pts
below England
St Luke's Park Primary School
83.8%
Chelmsford
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.