Great Bentley Primary School

Type	Primary / Academy converter
Age Range	5-11
Religion	Does not apply
Address	Plough Road Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8LD
Reference Number	149967

General Makeup

Number of pupils	215
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 57.21% Girls: 42.79%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	8.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	3.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes	30.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher	31.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher	30.3

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
1	18	12	30
2	20	13	33
3	12	17	29
4	14	15	29
5	17	15	32
6	20	11	31

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	84.7%
White, Other	11.6%
White & Black (Caribbean)	1.4%
Mixed, Other	0.9%
White & Asian	0.5%
Indian	0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating	As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date	2023-09-06

Date	Description	Report
2023-09-06	Academy conversion letter	Academy conversion letter

2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
First Preference	Unlock	Unlock
Second Preference	44	3
Third Preference	22	4
From another Local Authority	0	0

Name	Distance
Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School Old Clacton Road, Weeley, Clacton-On-Sea, Essex, CO16 9LW	2.22 miles
Alresford Primary School Ford Lane, Alresford, Colchester, Essex, CO7 8AU	2.77 miles
Tendring Primary School School Road, Tendring, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO16 0BP	2.99 miles
Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery Eastern Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester, Essex, CO7 0HU	3.28 miles
St George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley Brook Street, Great Bromley, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7HX	3.37 miles
St Osyth Church of England Primary School Norman Close, St Osyth, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO16 8PN	3.76 miles
Engaines Primary School and Nursery St Osyth Road East, Little Clacton, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO16 9PH	3.77 miles
Elmstead Primary School Elmcroft, Holly Way,Elmstead Market, COLCHESTER, Essex, CO7 7YQ	3.89 miles
Millfields Primary School Bowes Road, Wivenhoe, Colchester, Essex, CO7 9RD	4.03 miles
Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery High Street, Thorpe-le-Soken, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO16 0DY	4.22 miles
Cann Hall Primary School Constable Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO16 8DA	4.48 miles
Ravens Academy Nayland Drive, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO16 8TZ	4.57 miles
St Clare's Catholic Primary School Cloes Lane, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO16 8AG	4.62 miles
Broomgrove Infant School Broome Grove, Off Heath Road, Wivenhoe, Colchester, Essex, CO7 9QB	4.73 miles
Broomgrove Junior School Broome Grove, Wivenhoe, Colchester, Essex, CO7 9QB	4.73 miles
White Hall Academy and Nursery Melbourne Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 3SP	4.97 miles

Name	Distance
Colne Community School Church Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester, Essex, CO7 0QL	2.83 miles
Market Field School School Road, Elmstead Market, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7ET	3.53 miles
Compass Community School Essex 274 Harwich Road, Little Clacton, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO16 9PY	4.02 miles
Minerva Independent School Minerva House, 18 Cottage Grove, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO16 8DH	4.37 miles
Clacton Coastal Academy Pathfields Road, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO15 3JL	4.91 miles