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EnglandEast of EnglandColchesterCO2 8DDOld Heath Community Primary School
Primary

Old Heath Community Primary School

Primary

Colchester · Colchester · CO2 8DD www.oldheath.com/

Pupils
213
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
213
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
213
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/12/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Old Heath Community Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
70%
0pp
73%62%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
7%
-6pp
13%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
37%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
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
213
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
15%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Old Heath Road, Colchester, CO2 8DD
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
2024/2570%7%80%37%80%7%80%40%87%73%107.0108.0106.014%213
2023/2470%13%73%27%80%23%87%17%83%83%107.0106.0108.013%209
2022/2350%10%63%13%67%17%60%13%100%47%102.0101.0100.0-4.60-2.00-4.3011%209
2018/1970%10%80%27%80%17%83%20%83%70%105.0105.0102.0+0.90+0.00-0.206%209
2017/1873%3%80%23%83%10%77%10%87%77%105.0104.0104.0-0.90-1.00-1.705%208
2016/1762%7%66%10%83%24%79%10%79%72%101.0102.0102.0-3.90+0.70-2.707%209

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
2024/2521323.314%15%22%4%10%
2023/2420923.613%14%23%6%13%
2022/2320924.711%12%19%6%18%
2021/2220923.110%12%17%5%14%
2020/2120821.911%10%17%
2018/1920922.66%8%19%4%9%
2017/1820823.85%8%17%4%9%
2016/1720922.77%9%19%4%7%

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