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Kings Ford Academy

Primary

Colchester · Colchester · CO2 9AZ www.kingsfordacademy.co.uk

Pupils
169
cap. 240
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
29%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
169
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
29%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
169
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio26.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Kings Ford Academy · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
29%
-23pp
84%57%29%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 29%
RWM higher standard
2%
+2pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
55%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
55%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
41%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
53%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
98.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
169
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Gloucester Avenue, Shrub End, Colchester, CO2 9AZ
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
2024/2529%2%55%21%55%12%41%10%86%53%102.098.0101.020%169
2023/2452%0%61%15%61%0%72%17%78%61%102.0103.0102.019%197
2022/2344%9%56%20%73%22%71%16%87%56%101.0102.0101.0-1.20+3.50+0.3020%195
2018/1984%12%88%28%88%22%94%34%86%90%106.0107.0107.0+3.50+3.80+3.6017%205
2017/1884%9%84%32%86%25%89%25%86%84%108.0107.0107.0+3.70+2.60+2.80198
2016/1751%0%67%20%73%12%65%10%69%73%103.0102.0104.0+1.10+1.80+0.2019%204

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
2024/2516919.220%20%37%7%20%
2023/2419724.619%18%38%6%20%
2022/2319522.420%18%40%6%20%
2021/2219520.917%15%41%7%23%
2020/2119921.615%14%38%
2018/1920524.417%14%32%5%10%
2017/1815.86%13%
2016/1720416.519%17%33%5%9%

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