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EnglandEast of EnglandColchesterCO4 3EZParsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary

Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary

Colchester · Colchester · CO4 3EZ www.parsonsheathprimary.org.uk/

Pupils
197
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
197
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
197
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Primary · Essex

Finance£6470 spend / pupil£6640 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
47%
-3pp
67%57%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
RWM higher standard
6%
-1pp
13%10%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
59%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
59%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
63%
LA AVG 74.28%
SPAG higher standard
16%
LA AVG 28.9%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.87
Maths scaled score
102.0
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
197
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
43%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Templewood Road, Colchester, CO4 3EZ
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%6%66%22%59%6%59%16%69%63%103.0102.0102.028%197
2023/2450%7%67%20%60%17%70%13%67%60%104.0102.0101.027%200
2022/2347%13%67%23%67%13%57%23%60%60%104.0101.0103.0-1.80-0.90-3.5022%197
2018/1967%10%73%23%77%13%80%23%77%83%103.0104.0105.0-1.00-0.30+0.3018%209
2017/1862%7%72%10%69%14%66%14%69%79%103.0102.0105.0-0.90-0.30-1.4014%208
2016/1768%13%81%32%77%26%81%19%84%77%106.0106.0107.0+1.10+0.30+0.9012%211

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
2024/2519720.128%13%43%5%12%
2023/2420020.827%10%38%6%20%
2022/2319721.922%10%36%6%17%
2021/2219222.923%8%35%7%22%
2020/2119526.421%7%33%
2018/1920924.018%6%28%5%16%
2017/1820824.514%4%22%4%7%
2016/1721126.012%6%15%4%6%

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