Wentworth Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Viking Road
Maldon
Essex
CM9 6JN
Phone 01621853572
Reference Number 114933

Wentworth Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in 2017. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils take pride in their education and adhere to the core values of kindness, safety, and responsibility. A broad and well-structured curriculum supports their academic and personal development, with significant emphasis on reading and high-quality language from an early age. Leaders effectively support staff, enabling a culture of pride and professionalism among teachers.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 440
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.77%
Girls: 50.23%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.6
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 27 32 59
2 39 45 84
3 26 34 60
4 36 24 60
5 30 30 60
6 30 29 59

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92%
Mixed, Other 2.5%
White, Other 1.6%
African 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
White & Asian 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 02 Mar 2023
Date Report
02 Mar 2023 School inspection
19 Sep 2017 Short inspection
14 Mar 2013 Full inspection:
14 Sep 2011 Monitoring visit
29 Apr 2010 Full inspection:
05 Dec 2006 Full inspection:
30 Apr 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils show pride in their school and adhere to established values.
  • The curriculum is broad and well-structured, promoting high expectations.
  • Reading is a high priority with strong support for struggling readers.
  • Pupils with SEND receive tailored support in line with their peers.
  • The personal development curriculum equips pupils with essential life skills.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistencies in teachers' checks on pupil learning can lead to unidentified misconceptions.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 67%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 9%

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 106

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 1
Writing 0.3
Maths 1.3

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 41 3
Third Preference 35 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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