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EnglandEast of EnglandColchesterCO2 9DGGosbecks Primary School
Primary

Gosbecks Primary School

Primary

Colchester · Colchester · CO2 9DG http://www.gosbecks.co.uk

Pupils
248
cap. 285
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
248
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
248
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Gosbecks Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
53%
+7pp
70%58%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
11%
0pp
18%14%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
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
248
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Owen Ward Close, Shrub End, Colchester, CO2 9DG
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
2024/2553%11%71%31%76%16%60%24%82%76%104.0102.0105.024%248
2023/2446%11%57%20%61%20%65%20%67%74%103.0102.0104.021%265
2022/2370%16%82%34%80%23%86%25%86%80%106.0106.0105.0-0.20+0.90+0.7015%280
2018/1962%9%73%31%84%31%64%13%89%69%103.0101.0104.0-1.40+1.70-4.3012%304
2017/1857%18%70%30%68%18%77%36%77%73%105.0106.0106.0-1.40-2.60+0.3012%303
2016/1759%16%68%27%73%20%77%36%77%70%103.0106.0106.0-0.80+0.20+1.607%300

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
2024/2524820.324%4%17%5%12%
2023/2426524.621%4%18%4%11%
2022/2328022.215%4%20%5%10%
2021/2229922.313%5%21%6%13%
2020/2130421.714%4%20%
2018/1930422.412%5%25%5%12%
2017/1830322.012%4%25%5%10%
2016/1730021.17%6%27%5%12%

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