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EnglandEast of EnglandColchesterCO1 1RPNorth Primary School and Nursery
Primary

North Primary School and Nursery

Primary

Colchester · Colchester · CO1 1RP www.northschool.org.uk/

Pupils
455
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
455
Pupils · 2024/25
34%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
455
Pupils · 2024/25
34%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of North Primary School and Nursery · Primary · Essex

Finance£6208 spend / pupil£6252 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
47%
-5pp
64%56%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
RWM higher standard
2%
-1pp
17%10%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
65%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
55%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
58%
SPAG expected standard
68%
LA AVG 74.28%
SPAG higher standard
23%
LA AVG 28.9%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.87
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.78
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
455
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
34%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
John Harper Street, Colchester, CO1 1RP
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
2024/2547%2%65%30%55%3%63%33%58%68%105.0104.0106.014%455
2023/2452%3%77%27%60%7%70%15%60%73%105.0102.0105.014%455
2022/2354%3%72%33%57%3%69%25%59%72%105.0104.0104.0+0.70-1.50+0.6012%448
2018/1963%10%69%24%76%22%78%27%81%68%103.0105.0104.0-0.80-0.10-0.4012%449
2017/1864%17%73%41%73%25%76%20%86%75%108.0105.0107.0+2.30+1.20+0.5013%451
2016/1753%12%63%15%61%14%76%29%83%71%102.0103.0105.0+0.00-1.10+0.3012%458

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
2024/2545524.714%34%22%5%11%
2023/2445523.714%32%23%6%20%
2022/2344824.212%31%21%6%21%
2021/2245123.814%29%23%8%24%
2020/2144423.512%30%20%
2018/1944923.812%26%23%6%14%
2017/1845122.713%25%21%5%8%
2016/1745821.212%27%22%5%11%

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