Elsworth CofE VA Primary School

Elsworth CofE VA Primary School remains a good school, with a positive environment where pupils feel proud and valued. The school successfully engages pupils in their learning, providing a broad and accessible curriculum with effective support for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Through strong leadership and committed staff, the school fosters a sense of community, where student voice is respected and extracurricular activities enrich the pupils' school experience. Despite its strengths, there are areas that require attention. Some older pupils experience gaps in their phonics knowledge, affecting their reading fluency. The foundation subjects are in the early stages of review, and clearer guidance on key concepts is needed to enhance the depth of knowledge pupils retain over time. Overall, while the school is effectively supporting its pupils, continued focus on curriculum development, particularly in reading and foundation subjects, will further bolster its educational offerings.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud to attend and feel cared for in the school.
• Leaders have high ambitions for a broad curriculum.
• Effective support is provided for pupils with SEND.
• Strong emphasis on reading and phonics instruction.
• Pupils actively participate in school life and leadership roles.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities enhances pupil engagement.
• Positive relationships among pupils, contributing to a respectful atmosphere.
• Governors provide appropriate support and challenge.
• Staff feel supported and valued in their roles.

Areas for Improvement

• Some older pupils have gaps in phonic knowledge affecting reading fluency.
• Foundation subjects lack explicit guidance on key concepts and connected knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Elsworth CofE VA Primary School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Elsworth CofE VA Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Elsworth CofE VA Primary School had 20.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.2% of pupils at Elsworth CofE VA Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Elsworth CofE VA Primary School received £6,921 and spent £6,946 for each of its 130 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £118,000 (£911 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Elsworth CofE VA Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Elsworth CofE VA Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Elsworth CofE VA Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Elsworth CofE VA Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Elsworth CofE VA Primary School have?

Elsworth CofE VA Primary School has 130 pupils on roll.

What age range does Elsworth CofE VA Primary School cover?

Elsworth CofE VA Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Elsworth CofE VA Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Elsworth CofE VA Primary School?

Elsworth CofE VA Primary School is at Broad End, Elsworth, Cambridgeshire, CB23 4JD.