St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School

St Luke’s Church of England Controlled Primary School is recognized as a good school that provides a friendly and welcoming learning environment for its pupils. Relationships among students and staff are positive and respectful, fostering an atmosphere where pupils are motivated to engage in their education. The school has a strong focus on reading and has implemented effective phonics instruction, which supports pupils in becoming confident readers. However, there are areas where some pupils may have gaps in their understanding due to the recent changes in the curriculum, particularly in subjects where new schemes have been introduced.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a caring and safe school environment.
• Strong emphasis on reading and effective phonics instruction.
• Positive relationships among pupils and staff.
• Curriculum designed to be ambitious and well-structured.
• High expectations for behavior and conduct.
• Supportive atmosphere for pupils with SEND.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in the quality of pupils' writing in some areas.
• Some pupils have gaps in their learning due to recent curriculum changes.
• Governors' monitoring of school improvement priorities is still developing.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School had 22.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.4% of pupils at St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School received £6,485 and spent £6,563 for each of its 267 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £244,000 (£914 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School have?

St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School has 267 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School cover?

St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School?

St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School is at 66 Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, Essex, CO5 0SU.