SCHOOL PROFILE

Myland Community Primary School

Primary Community school URN 114708
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

26 February 2025
Latest published outcome Improved significantly
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
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 307 307 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 140 45.6% of pupils
Male pupils 167 54.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

8.5%
16.3 pts below England
School 8.5%
Colchester 19.5%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

23.8%
3.5 pts above England
School 23.8%
Colchester 14.2%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
Colchester 1.4%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
58.3%
179
Indian
11.7%
36
African
4.6%
14
Any other White background
4.6%
14
White and Asian
4.6%
14
Any other ethnic group
3.9%
12
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 8.5% 26 of 307 pupils
12.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 8.5%
Colchester 18.0%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.5% 23 pupils
England 14.8% 7.3 pts below
EHC plans 1.0% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 5.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 16
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 2

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

76.0% 15.6 pts above England
School 76.0%
Colchester 62.1%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

89.0%

15.2 pts above England

School 89.0%
Colchester 75.9%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

91.0%

20.7 pts above England

School 91.0%
Colchester 71.4%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

89.0%

17.0 pts above England

School 89.0%
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

Attendance profile

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

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.88%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.33 pts lower than England
School 3.88%
Colchester 5.99%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.03%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.79 pts lower than England
School 9.03%
Colchester 14.41%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

97.5% 9.3 pts above England
Myland Community Primary School
97.5%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information