Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy | School performance

78%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

145

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

78%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

145

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

78%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

145

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/06/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityEssex

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy · Primary · Essex

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

78%

+7pp

85%76%67%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 78%

RWM higher standard

11%

-3pp

15%8%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

83%

Reading higher standard

50%

Writing expected standard

83%

Writing higher standard

22%

Maths expected standard

78%

Maths higher standard

11%

Science expected standard

89%

SPAG expected standard

78%

SPAG higher standard

17%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

GPS scaled score

104.0

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

145

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

12%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

High Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LE

Local authority

Essex

Website

www.debdenprimary.co.uk

Telephone

01799540302

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	78%	11%	83%	50%	83%	22%	78%	11%	89%	78%	107.0	103.0	104.0	—	—	—	16%	145
2023/24	71%	14%	86%	48%	81%	19%	81%	29%	100%	81%	108.0	106.0	107.0	—	—	—	15%	146
2022/23	85%	0%	92%	54%	85%	23%	100%	15%	100%	77%	109.0	106.0	105.0	+3.30	+1.90	-0.50	15%	132
2018/19	67%	13%	73%	20%	73%	27%	87%	27%	80%	67%	105.0	104.0	105.0	-2.20	-2.90	-3.40	12%	99
2017/18	77%	15%	92%	38%	85%	23%	77%	23%	77%	69%	107.0	105.0	105.0	+2.00	+0.80	+0.10	—	114
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	19%	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	145	20.1	16%	6%	12%	4%	8%
2023/24	146	19.1	15%	3%	9%	4%	9%
2022/23	132	20.9	15%	4%	9%	5%	9%
2021/22	121	23.6	13%	2%	6%	6%	14%
2020/21	103	19.8	14%	1%	6%	—	—
2018/19	99	19.3	12%	2%	8%	4%	6%
2017/18	—	—	—	—	—	3%	6%
2016/17	112	—	19%	1%	6%	3%	3%