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EnglandEast of EnglandColchesterCO4 0PZFriars Grove Primary School
Primary

Friars Grove Primary School

Primary

Colchester · Colchester · CO4 0PZ www.friarsgroveprimaryschool.com/

Pupils
398
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
398
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
398
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Friars Grove Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
59%
+11pp
63%56%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
7%
+5pp
7%5%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
24%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
398
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Upland Drive, Colchester, CO4 0PZ
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
2024/2559%7%71%32%71%8%71%24%75%73%105.0104.0105.014%398
2023/2448%2%73%30%53%2%73%12%73%65%106.0103.0103.015%410
2022/2352%2%68%30%68%8%60%13%73%63%104.0101.0102.0+2.50+2.50+0.4010%406
2018/1963%2%75%15%78%5%76%19%76%80%103.0104.0105.0-0.10-1.00+0.3010%419
2017/1848%5%67%20%69%8%57%11%72%74%103.0100.0104.0-2.30-3.10-3.608%421
2016/1755%3%65%27%70%10%70%18%67%75%103.0103.0105.0-0.10-0.30+0.4010%421

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
2024/2539823.814%14%20%5%12%
2023/2441023.615%13%21%5%10%
2022/2340621.810%12%21%5%11%
2021/2240823.59%11%19%7%18%
2020/2140024.310%9%18%
2018/1941921.410%8%16%4%5%
2017/1842122.98%8%16%4%5%
2016/1742120.510%8%17%4%6%

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