OFSTED
15 January 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
18 September 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Published
9 October 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Essex
Trust
THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD VINE SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
438
405 full-time ·
33 part-time
Female pupils
225
51.4% of pupils
Male pupils
213
48.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.8 pts
below England
School
21.0%
Colchester
19.5%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.8 pts
above England
School
31.1%
Colchester
14.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Colchester
1.4%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
35.6%
156
African
21.7%
95
Any other White background
10.3%
45
Any other Mixed background
5.7%
25
Any other ethnic group
5.3%
23
Bangladeshi
4.6%
20
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
22.2%
97 of
438 pupils
1.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.7 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
48.0%
12.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Reading
5.2 pts above England
School
79.0%
Colchester
75.9%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
51.0%
Writing
19.3 pts below England
School
51.0%
Colchester
71.4%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Maths
2.0 pts below England
School
70.0%
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
5.85%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.36 pts
lower than
England
School
5.85%
Colchester
5.99%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.74%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.08 pts
lower than
England
School
15.74%
Colchester
14.41%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.52%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.28 pts
lower than
England
School
1.52%
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
104.3%
16.1 pts
above England
St James the Great Church of England Primary School
104.3%
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.