Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Templewood Road
Colchester
Essex
CO4 3EZ
Phone 01206860612
Reference Number 115088

General Makeup

Number of pupils 200
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 45%
Girls: 55%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 36.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 10.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 18 27
2 14 17 31
3 14 16 30
4 12 18 30
5 14 16 30
6 17 13 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 74%
African 3.5%
White, Other 3%
Mixed, Other 2.5%
White & Asian 2%
Asian, Other 2%
Indian 1.5%
Unclassified 1.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1%
White & Black (African) 1%
Caribbean 1%
Chinese 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-11-13
Date Description Report
2023-09-20 School inspection School inspection
2018-02-07 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2016-10-07 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2016-03-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-05-08 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-12-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-01-09 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-09-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-05-03 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 47% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 13% Unlock Unlock

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 104 Unlock Unlock
Maths 101 Unlock Unlock

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 -1.8 Unlock Unlock
Writing -0.9 Unlock Unlock
Maths -3.5 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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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.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 22 0
Third Preference 17 1
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
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0.16 miles
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