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EnglandEast of EnglandColchesterCO3 4JLHome Farm Primary School
Primary

Home Farm Primary School

Primary

Colchester · Colchester · CO3 4JL www.homefarmprimary.com

Pupils
424
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
424
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
424
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 21/10/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Home Farm Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
75%
-3pp
78%77%75%
'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
13%
-10pp
32%23%13%
'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
34%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
424
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Shelley Road, Lexden, Colchester, CO3 4JL
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
2024/2575%13%82%31%82%18%89%33%100%82%106.0107.0107.012%424
2023/2478%23%87%47%82%30%92%47%100%87%108.0108.0110.014%421
2022/2377%32%80%48%80%36%91%45%95%86%107.0109.0109.0+0.90+1.90+3.4015%406

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
2024/2542422.212%9%6%4%7%
2023/2442120.614%12%6%4%8%
2022/2340621.215%14%7%5%10%
2021/2236820.014%15%5%6%15%
2020/2136021.613%18%7%

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