SCHOOL PROFILE

Burrowmoor Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 150374
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 480 Published school capacity
Capacity used 67.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

14 June 2022
Latest published outcome Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes Inadequate
Personal development Inadequate
Leadership & management Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Cambridgeshire
Trust THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 326 296 full-time · 30 part-time
Female pupils 174 53.4% of pupils
Male pupils 152 46.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

39.6%
14.8 pts above England
School 39.6%
Fenland 31.1%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

16.9%
3.4 pts below England
School 16.9%
Fenland 15.0%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.6%
0.4 pts below England
School 0.6%
Fenland 3.1%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
74.2%
242
Any other White background
8.9%
29
Any other Asian background
3.7%
12
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
8
Unclassified
2.1%
7
White and Black African
2.1%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.1% 72 of 326 pupils
1.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.1%
Fenland 24.6%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.4% 60 pupils
England 14.8% 3.6 pts above
EHC plans 3.7% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 2.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 32
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Specific learning difficulty 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
No specialist assessment yet 4
Moderate learning difficulty 3

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

32.0% 28.4 pts below England
School 32.0%
Fenland 48.2%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

55.0%

18.8 pts below England

School 55.0%
Fenland 66.4%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

59.0%

11.3 pts below England

School 59.0%
Fenland 60.2%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

43.0%

29.0 pts below England

School 43.0%
Fenland 63.1%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.77%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.56 pts higher than England
School 7.77%
Fenland 6.79%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.31%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.49 pts higher than England
School 24.31%
Fenland 18.37%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

5.21%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

3.40 pts higher than England
School 5.21%
Fenland 2.26%
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

67.9% 20.3 pts below England
Burrowmoor Primary Academy
67.9%
Fenland
83.7%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information