Edward Francis Primary School | Primary in Rayleigh, Rochford | Ofsted & DfE

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

425

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

425

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

425

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/04/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityEssex

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio19.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Edward Francis Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

57%

-18pp

83%70%57%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 57%

RWM higher standard

+3pp

13%8%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

76%

Reading higher standard

30%

Writing expected standard

63%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

62%

Maths higher standard

24%

Science expected standard

83%

SPAG expected standard

67%

SPAG higher standard

22%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

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

425

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

SEN

13%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Uplands Park Road, Rayleigh, SS6 8AJ

Local authority

Essex

Website

www.edwardfrancisprimaryschool.org.uk

Telephone

01268775047

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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	57%	6%	76%	30%	63%	6%	62%	24%	83%	67%	105.0	103.0	103.0	—	—	—	13%	425
2023/24	75%	3%	88%	37%	83%	22%	88%	17%	88%	92%	107.0	105.0	109.0	—	—	—	14%	421
2022/23	60%	5%	80%	27%	70%	23%	75%	8%	95%	78%	105.0	102.0	106.0	+0.70	+1.70	-1.40	11%	418
2018/19	81%	13%	94%	46%	86%	19%	92%	33%	83%	97%	108.0	107.0	110.0	+3.80	+0.60	+2.10	10%	424
2017/18	83%	12%	90%	37%	85%	18%	92%	30%	85%	88%	107.0	106.0	109.0	+1.70	+0.20	+2.10	11%	423
2016/17	78%	17%	85%	37%	80%	20%	85%	37%	83%	88%	107.0	107.0	109.0	+1.10	-1.40	+1.10	13%	421

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	425	22.4	13%	0%	9%	4%	6%
2023/24	421	22.6	14%	0%	8%	5%	10%
2022/23	418	22.2	11%	0%	8%	5%	9%
2021/22	422	26.7	11%	0%	9%	5%	14%
2020/21	424	25.4	10%	0%	10%	—	—
2018/19	424	26.3	10%	0%	6%	4%	5%
2017/18	423	27.4	11%	0%	6%	4%	5%
2016/17	421	25.3	13%	1%	5%	3%	2%