Engaines Primary School and Nursery

Type Primary / Foundation school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Unknown
Address St Osyth Road East
Little Clacton
Clacton-on-Sea
Essex
CO16 9PH
Phone 01255860210
Reference Number 115314

Engaines Primary School and Nursery is performing well overall, maintaining a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas including quality of education, behavior, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. The school has established a supportive and inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and valued. Pupils are not only engaged in their learning but also demonstrate a sense of community and responsibility towards each other. The recent changes in leadership and staff have not detracted from the school’s strong performance, and the school has successfully emphasized reading and personal development.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 308
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.38%
Girls: 51.62%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 26.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 18 20 38
2 19 25 44
3 21 20 41
4 24 19 43
5 18 23 41
6 23 16 39

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.6%
White, Other 2.9%
African 2.6%
Mixed, Other 1.9%
Unclassified 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Asian, Other 0.6%
White & Asian 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 06 Dec 2022
Date Report
06 Dec 2022 School inspection:
13 Jul 2016 Full inspection:
13 Oct 2014 Monitoring visit
25 Jun 2014 Full inspection:
06 Jun 2013 Monitoring visit
27 Feb 2013 Full inspection:
21 Jun 2011 Curriculum and development visit
27 May 2010 Full inspection:
22 Jan 2007 Full inspection:
07 Oct 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are eager and enthusiastic about learning.
  • Strong support from staff promotes pupil well-being.
  • Leaders are effectively addressing curriculum improvements.
  • Reading is prioritized, with early identification of difficulties.
  • The curriculum offers rich personal development opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

  • In some subjects, teachers do not consistently check understanding.
  • A minority of pupils have attendance levels below expectations.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 69%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 5%

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 107
Maths 105

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 -0.7
Writing 0
Maths -2.1

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 27 2
Third Preference 17 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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