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EnglandEast of EnglandColchesterCO6 1BXCopford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary

Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary

Colchester · Colchester · CO6 1BX www.copford.essex.sch.uk/

Pupils
206
cap. 210
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
85%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
85%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Primary · Essex

Finance£6385 spend / pupil£6328 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
85%
+22pp
85%74%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 85%
RWM higher standard
21%
+18pp
21%12%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 21%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
94%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
26%
Maths expected standard
91%
Maths higher standard
53%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
85%
LA AVG 74.28%
SPAG higher standard
38%
LA AVG 28.9%
Reading scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 105.87
Maths scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 104.78
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
206
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
4%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BX
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
2024/2585%21%94%44%85%26%91%53%94%85%109.0108.0107.013%206
2023/2463%3%88%50%69%3%81%28%88%88%109.0105.0107.013%206
2022/2371%16%87%52%74%26%74%29%90%74%109.0105.0105.0+3.10+1.40+0.4011%217
2018/1981%13%90%48%87%23%87%29%97%87%108.0106.0108.0+1.60-0.20+0.106%214
2017/1865%13%81%29%74%19%71%23%84%84%106.0104.0105.0-1.20-2.70-2.908%214
2016/1770%20%87%33%87%23%73%27%87%83%107.0105.0107.0+2.60+1.20+0.006%212

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
2024/2520620.613%3%4%3%4%
2023/2420621.513%3%4%4%9%
2022/2321721.911%8%9%5%10%
2021/2220921.911%1%2%7%21%
2020/2120921.99%1%2%
2018/1921421.86%1%2%3%3%
2017/1821421.88%0%3%3%4%
2016/1721221.66%0%5%3%2%

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