Walton on the Naze Primary School

Type Primary / Foundation school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Unknown
Address Standley Road
Walton on the Naze
Essex
CO14 8PT
Phone 01255675657
Reference Number 115300

Walton on the Naze Primary School demonstrates a good overall effectiveness, with a strong commitment to fostering a positive learning environment. Pupils show enthusiasm for their education, consistently meeting the high expectations set by their leaders. The curriculum is ambitious and generally well planned, with a successful focus on foundational skills such as reading. However, the recent changes in curriculum design have not fully taken root in some subjects, and occasional gaps remain in teachers' execution of these plans.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 199
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.25%
Girls: 49.75%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 55.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 16 13 29
2 12 18 30
3 17 12 29
4 14 15 29
5 13 17 30
6 16 8 24

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 86.9%
African 2.5%
Mixed, Other 2%
White, Other 1.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1%
White & Black (African) 1%
Asian, Other 1%
Chinese 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 09 Jun 2022
Date Report
09 Jun 2022 School inspection:
03 Feb 2016 Full inspection:
17 Oct 2013 Full inspection:
16 Nov 2011 Full inspection:
24 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
12 Oct 2005 Full inspection:
30 Oct 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils enjoy school and show positive attitudes towards learning.
  • Well-planned curriculum covering national expectations from early years to Year 6.
  • Effective reading instruction helping pupils develop a love for reading.
  • Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • Pupils behave well and demonstrate respect and politeness.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some foundation subjects have newly implemented leadership and are not yet well established.
  • A small number of parents feel communication regarding their views is not effective.
  • Attendance concerns with some pupils not attending as regularly as expected.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 38%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

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 102
Maths 103

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 -1.1
Writing -2.9
Maths -2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 12 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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