Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Ardleigh, inspected in October 2022.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy had 16.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 77.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 22.2% of pupils at Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy received £11,160 and spent £10,554 for each of its 72 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £71,000 (£986 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Canonium Learning Trust, income was £7,113 and spending £6,734 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy is part of Canonium Learning Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Langham Primary Academy Colchester
• Stourview Church of England Primary Academy Mistley
• St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey Colchester
• St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey Harwich
• Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Colchester
• Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy Maldon
• Stisted Church of England Primary Academy Braintree
• Woodham Walter Church of England Primary Academy Maldon
• Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy Braintree
• East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy Chelmsford

What is Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in October 2022 of its predecessor, St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Ardleigh.

When was Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy have?

Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy has 81 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy cover?

Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy?

Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy is at Colchester Road, Ardleigh, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7NS.