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Mersea Island School

Primary

Colchester · Colchester · CO5 8QX www.merseaschool.org

Pupils
393
cap. 468
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
393
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
393
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Mersea Island School · Primary · Essex

Finance£6411 spend / pupil£6166 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
56%
-3pp
59%57%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
12%
+4pp
17%11%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
24%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
66%
LA AVG 74.28%
SPAG higher standard
8%
LA AVG 28.9%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.87
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.78
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
393
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Barfield Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8QX
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
2024/2556%12%72%28%76%24%72%28%70%66%104.0105.0102.015%393
2023/2459%8%67%18%78%24%76%22%73%63%103.0104.0102.016%390
2022/2358%17%75%38%75%23%70%27%88%69%106.0103.0103.0+0.50+1.30-1.1017%402
2018/1958%4%70%15%79%27%78%13%82%70%103.0103.0103.0-2.50-0.30-2.4010%438
2017/1854%9%65%16%79%23%68%11%81%74%102.0101.0104.0-3.20+0.10-3.3010%416
2016/1758%6%65%26%61%18%81%23%71%76%103.0104.0106.0-1.30-1.90-0.5012%428

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
2024/2539318.415%1%20%4%10%
2023/2439021.116%1%18%4%8%
2022/2340220.517%2%18%5%10%
2021/2239220.218%1%15%6%14%
2020/2139120.917%2%14%
2018/1943825.010%3%11%4%9%
2017/1841623.210%2%12%4%8%
2016/1742824.012%2%12%5%10%

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