OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
LION ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
137
76 full-time ·
61 part-time
Female pupils
69
50.4% of pupils
Male pupils
68
49.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.6 pts
below England
School
10.2%
Maldon
19.5%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.8 pts
below England
School
1.5%
Maldon
2.3%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Maldon
3.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
92.0%
126
Any other Mixed background
2.9%
4
Any other Asian background
1.5%
2
African
0.7%
1
Any other White background
0.7%
1
Irish
0.7%
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
16.8%
23 of
137 pupils
4.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
5.3 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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
32.6%
55.6 pts
below England
Limebrook Primary School and Nursery
32.6%
Maldon
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.