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EnglandEast of EnglandTendringCO7 8LDGreat Bentley Primary School
Primary

Great Bentley Primary School

Primary

Tendring · Colchester · CO7 8LD http://www.greatbentley.essex.sch.uk

Pupils
244
cap. 270
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
244
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
244
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 03/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Great Bentley Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

RWM expected standard
61%
-6pp
67%64%61%
'24'25
'25 · 61%
RWM higher standard
11%
+8pp
11%7%3%
'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
244
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Plough Road, Great Bentley, Colchester, CO7 8LD
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
2024/2561%11%82%21%79%18%71%21%89%71%103.0104.0104.016%244
2023/2467%3%93%43%70%10%87%37%90%87%108.0107.0107.016%215

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
2024/2524424.916%4%11%4%11%
2023/2421527.216%3%9%5%8%

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