Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Church of England
Address Church Road
Fingringhoe
Colchester
Essex
CO5 7BN
Phone 01206729266
Reference Number 115139

Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has been assessed as good overall in its recent inspection, with consistent performance across all areas evaluated. The school creates a warm and welcoming environment where pupils are happy and motivated to learn. The recent redesign of the curriculum supports strong educational outcomes, and pupils are generally successful in their studies. However, there are concerns about the effective use of assessments in some subjects, which has led to gaps in pupils’ knowledge not being properly addressed.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 85
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.24%
Girls: 51.76%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 18
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 5 14
2 5 7 12
3 9 7 16
4 4 4 8
5 6 6 12
6 4 9 13

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.2%
Mixed, Other 5.9%
White, Other 3.5%
African 3.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.2%
White & Asian 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
White & Black (African) 1.2%
Asian, Other 1.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 27 Jun 2023
Date Report
27 Jun 2023 School inspection:
23 Jan 2018 Full inspection:
02 Dec 2016 Monitoring visit
07 Jul 2016 Monitoring visit
21 Jan 2016 Full inspection:
07 May 2014 Monitoring visit
17 Dec 2013 Full inspection:
19 Mar 2012 Full inspection:
31 Jan 2011 Curriculum and development visit
22 Jun 2009 Full inspection:
03 Jul 2006 Full inspection:
05 Jun 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are happy and motivated to attend school.
  • There is a nurturing relationship between staff and students, aiding quick acclimatization.
  • Leaders have redesigned the curriculum, enabling better lesson planning.
  • Staff prioritize reading, ensuring effective phonics teaching.
  • Pupils with SEND access the same curriculum as their peers and receive tailored support.
  • Pupils are encouraged to develop leadership skills through roles such as the school council.

Areas for Improvement

  • Assessment practices in some subjects are not effectively identifying gaps in knowledge.
  • Occasionally, staff do not address misconceptions during lessons.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 54%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 15%

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 103
Maths 102

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 0.1
Writing 3.3
Maths -0.6

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 21 2
Third Preference 9 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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