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EnglandEast of EnglandBraintreeCO6 2RHEarls Colne Primary School and Nursery
Primary

Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery

Primary

Braintree · Colchester · CO6 2RH www.earlscolneprimaryschoolandnursery.co.uk

Pupils
407
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
407
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
407
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery · Primary · Essex

Finance£6292 spend / pupil£6299 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
54%
-8pp
84%69%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
4%
-11pp
29%16%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
65%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
72%
SPAG expected standard
70%
LA AVG 74.28%
SPAG higher standard
22%
LA AVG 28.9%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.87
Maths scaled score
101.0
LA AVG 104.78
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
407
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Park Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RH
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
2024/2554%4%65%22%70%13%67%11%72%70%103.0101.0103.016%407
2023/2462%15%80%32%75%23%75%25%82%78%106.0104.0106.013%408
2022/2363%2%77%28%77%13%75%12%73%81%105.0103.0106.0-1.30-0.40-1.9012%407
2018/1984%29%87%50%84%37%89%53%84%87%108.0109.0111.0+0.70-0.70+1.0012%367
2017/1879%12%86%47%81%23%91%23%93%86%109.0106.0108.0+2.40+0.20+1.6010%346
2016/1760%4%73%20%69%4%73%16%76%82%103.0104.0107.0-0.80-2.40-0.209%348

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
2024/2540721.916%2%14%5%10%
2023/2440821.913%2%15%5%12%
2022/2340721.612%2%16%6%18%
2021/2241923.510%3%17%6%18%
2020/2141024.411%2%17%
2018/1936721.612%2%20%3%4%
2017/1834620.110%2%18%4%5%
2016/1734821.29%2%19%4%7%

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