OFSTED
17 April 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership & management
Inadequate
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
7 December 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
30 January 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Suffolk
Trust
THE TILIAN PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
52
52 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
21
40.4% of pupils
Male pupils
31
59.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.5 pts
below England
School
17.3%
West Suffolk
18.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.4 pts
below England
School
1.9%
West Suffolk
12.8%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
West Suffolk
2.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
96.2%
50
Any other Asian background
1.9%
1
Any other White background
1.9%
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
25.0%
13 of
52 pupils
4.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.3 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.68%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.54 pts
lower than
England
School
4.68%
West Suffolk
6.34%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.04%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.77 pts
lower than
England
School
13.04%
West Suffolk
15.50%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
49.5%
38.7 pts
below England
Cavendish Church of England Primary School
49.5%
West Suffolk
82.9%
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.