SCHOOL PROFILE

Walton on the Naze Primary School

Primary Foundation school URN 115300
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 89.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

9 June 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Essex
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 188 188 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 99 52.7% of pupils
Male pupils 89 47.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

61.2%
36.4 pts above England
School 61.2%
Tendring 32.9%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.0%
12.3 pts below England
School 8.0%
Tendring 5.1%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Tendring 0.9%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
84.0%
158
African
2.7%
5
Any other White background
2.7%
5
Any other ethnic group
2.1%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
3
Indian
1.6%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.8% 41 of 188 pupils
1.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.8%
Tendring 24.2%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.9% 28 pupils
England 14.8% 0.1 pts above
EHC plans 6.9% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 0.9 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 25
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Moderate learning difficulty 3

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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

38.0% 22.4 pts below England
School 38.0%
Tendring 53.3%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

67.0%

6.8 pts below England

School 67.0%
Tendring 69.3%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

42.0%

28.3 pts below England

School 42.0%
Tendring 65.0%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
Tendring 66.9%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.78%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.56 pts higher than England
School 7.78%
Tendring 7.45%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.44%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.63 pts higher than England
School 24.44%
Tendring 21.16%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.67%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.14 pts lower than England
School 1.67%
Tendring 2.19%
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

89.5% 1.3 pts above England
Walton on the Naze Primary School
89.5%
Tendring
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information