OFSTED
5 November 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Some aspects not as strong
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Essex
Trust
CANONIUM LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
75
75 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
28
37.3% of pupils
Male pupils
47
62.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.5 pts
above England
School
29.3%
Maldon
19.5%
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%
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
93.3%
70
Gypsy / Roma
5.3%
4
White and Asian
1.3%
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
29.3%
22 of
75 pupils
8.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.4 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
63.0%
25.2 pts
below England
Woodham Walter Church of England Primary Academy
63.0%
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.