OFSTED
17 June 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 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
56
56 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
12
21.4% of pupils
Male pupils
44
78.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
34.1 pts
above England
School
58.9%
West Suffolk
18.6%
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%
West Suffolk
12.8%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
above England
School
1.8%
West Suffolk
2.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.3%
50
Any other Mixed background
3.6%
2
Unclassified
3.6%
2
Any other White background
1.8%
1
White and Black Caribbean
1.8%
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%
56 of
56 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
88.6 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
1.0
38.2 pts
below England
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
30.75%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
24.53 pts
higher than
England
School
30.75%
West Suffolk
6.34%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
72.73%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
56.91 pts
higher than
England
School
72.73%
West Suffolk
15.50%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
31.82%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
30.01 pts
higher than
England
School
31.82%
West Suffolk
2.17%
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
70.0%
9.8 pts
below England
Sir Peter Hall School
70.0%
West Suffolk
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.