OFSTED
9 October 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Some aspects not as strong
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
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
403
403 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
195
48.4% of pupils
Male pupils
208
51.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
24.8%
Colchester
19.5%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.4 pts
above England
School
33.7%
Colchester
14.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Colchester
1.4%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
51.6%
208
Any other White background
10.9%
44
African
9.2%
37
Any other Black background
6.0%
24
Indian
5.7%
23
Any other Asian background
5.2%
21
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
20.8%
84 of
403 pupils
0.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.8 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
76.0%
15.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
85.0%
Reading
11.2 pts above England
School
85.0%
Colchester
75.9%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Writing
16.7 pts above England
School
87.0%
Colchester
71.4%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Maths
15.0 pts above England
School
87.0%
Colchester
74.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.59%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.37 pts
higher than
England
School
6.59%
Colchester
5.99%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.63%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.19 pts
lower than
England
School
15.63%
Colchester
14.41%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.34%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.54 pts
higher than
England
School
2.34%
Colchester
1.90%
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
96.0%
7.8 pts
above England
Brinkley Grove Primary School
96.0%
Colchester
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.