Tendring Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address School Road
Tendring
Clacton-on-Sea
Essex
CO16 0BP
Phone 01255830307
Reference Number 114738

Tendring Primary School continues to build on the positive outcomes noted in previous inspections, demonstrating effective strategies to maintain educational standards. Pupils are engaged and display strong attitudes towards learning, contributing to a vibrant school environment where they feel safe and supported. While many pupils achieve high standards, there remain opportunities for improvement, particularly in ensuring all students have consistent chances to consolidate and extend their knowledge across the curriculum.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 207
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.79%
Girls: 51.21%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 14 16 30
2 12 18 30
3 11 18 29
4 15 15 30
5 16 13 29
6 19 10 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.8%
White, Other 2.9%
Mixed, Other 2.4%
Unclassified 1%
White & Black (African) 1%
White & Asian 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 28 Jan 2025
Date Report
28 Jan 2025 School inspection
27 Mar 2019 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
19 Mar 2008 Full inspection:
29 Sep 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong early reading program with expert phonics instruction.
  • Pupils demonstrate positive behaviors and high engagement in learning.
  • Broad and ambitious curriculum that supports diverse talents and interests.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • Strong emphasis on developing citizenship and moral understanding.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils do not achieve as highly as they could due to insufficient opportunities to extend their knowledge.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 62%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.4
Writing 0.1
Maths 0.1

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 25 1
Third Preference 20 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Old Clacton Road, Weeley, Clacton-On-Sea, Essex, CO16 9LW
2.05 miles
Wix and Wrabness Primary School
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2.35 miles
Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery
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Great Bentley Primary School
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2.99 miles
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3.16 miles
Bradfield Primary School
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3.3 miles
St George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley
Brook Street, Great Bromley, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7HX
3.91 miles
Engaines Primary School and Nursery
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4.04 miles
Stourview Church of England Primary Academy
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4.39 miles
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4.89 miles
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274 Harwich Road, Little Clacton, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO16 9PY
3.2 miles
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