Emneth Academy

Emneth Academy has made significant strides since its last inspection, moving from a 'Requires Improvement' rating to 'Good' across several key areas, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The report highlights the school's strong emphasis on creating a safe and supportive environment where pupils feel valued and motivated to learn, with notable strengths in the early years provision. However, despite these strengths, the school faces challenges related to some pupils having gaps in their learning and issues with attendance that need to be addressed to ensure all students fully benefit from the educational opportunities available to them.

Strengths

• The school provides a well-sequenced curriculum tailored to meet all pupils' needs.
• Early years provision is rated as outstanding, with children showing high levels of independence and care for one another.
• Pupils enjoy engaging learning activities and have access to a variety of opportunities.
• Behaviour in the school is calm and purposeful, reflecting high expectations set by staff.
• The school is praised for the effective support provided to pupils with SEND.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils have gaps in their knowledge due to not fully benefiting from the new curriculum.
• Attendance for some pupils is too low, affecting their ability to engage with the curriculum.

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 Emneth Academy attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.7% 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, 1.5% of pupils at Emneth Academy 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 Emneth Academy had 24.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.5% 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, 15.3% of pupils at Emneth Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% 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 2024–25 Emneth Academy received £5,817 and spent £5,856 for each of its 205 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £234,000 (£1,140 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Eastern Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,459 and spending £7,372 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Wisbech · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

Emneth Academy is part of Eastern Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Upwell Academy Wisbech
• Nelson Academy Downham Market
• Southery Academy Downham Market
• Eastgate Academy King'S Lynn
• King's Lynn Academy King'S Lynn
• Parkway Academy King'S Lynn
• North Wootton Academy King'S Lynn
• Glade Academy Brandon
• Norwich Road Academy Thetford
• Admirals Academy Thetford

What is Emneth Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Emneth Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Emneth Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Emneth Academy was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Emneth Academy have?

Emneth Academy has 209 pupils on roll.

What age range does Emneth Academy cover?

Emneth Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Emneth Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Emneth Academy?

Emneth Academy is at Hollycroft Road, Emneth, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 8AY.