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Cherry Tree Academy

Primary

Colchester · Colchester · CO2 0BG https://www.cherrytreeacademy.net/welcome

Pupils
171
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
171
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
171
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/02/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Cherry Tree Academy · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
79%
-3pp
82%62%41%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
RWM higher standard
7%
-5pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
171
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Holt Drive, Mersea Road, Colchester, CO2 0BG
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2579%7%83%21%83%10%86%24%93%66%104.0106.0103.024%171
2023/2482%12%82%41%82%18%88%35%88%82%106.0107.0105.027%168
2022/2341%0%41%5%73%0%82%18%82%68%101.0107.0105.0-2.90+0.00+2.7023%141
2018/1957%5%71%10%81%24%62%19%86%62%103.0104.0102.0+3.90+5.70+3.7020%166
2017/1861%4%78%22%78%39%74%9%87%78%103.0103.0104.0-3.20+0.50-2.40176
2016/1761%0%65%4%74%17%70%9%74%74%100.099.0103.0-3.20+0.80-3.0019%177

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2517119.924%12%35%6%21%
2023/2416819.527%14%37%6%14%
2022/2314114.923%14%39%7%19%
2021/2213717.023%6%37%8%29%
2020/2116318.920%5%36%
2018/1916623.320%4%22%5%13%
2017/1819.95%9%
2016/1717725.319%10%29%4%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.