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EnglandEast of EnglandChelmsfordCM3 4ESPriory Primary School, Bicknacre
Primary

Priory Primary School, Bicknacre

Primary

Chelmsford · Chelmsford · CM3 4ES http://www.priory.essex.sch.uk

Pupils
142
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
142
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
142
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 07/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Priory Primary School, Bicknacre · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
+17pp
69%58%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
13%
+1pp
13%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
142
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Bicknacre Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4ES
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
2024/2563%13%83%29%75%13%67%21%87%75%106.0104.0105.013%142
2023/2446%12%77%15%65%15%50%23%73%58%104.0102.0101.022%154
2022/2350%6%59%31%75%22%63%16%88%69%103.0101.0103.0-2.90+0.20-4.0022%180
2018/1969%6%78%44%84%25%78%31%94%75%107.0106.0107.0-0.20-1.40-1.4022%188
2017/1847%3%67%27%73%7%60%10%90%67%103.0101.0104.0-4.30-4.40-5.7021%187
2016/1766%16%78%34%100%28%78%25%100%88%106.0105.0107.0-1.00+1.20-2.3017%192

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
2024/2514218.913%2%12%6%12%
2023/2415419.322%3%12%7%14%
2022/2318025.022%1%12%6%17%
2021/2218820.422%0%8%7%21%
2020/2118520.116%2%8%
2018/1918822.322%2%6%4%5%
2017/1818720.821%2%9%4%4%
2016/1719220.217%2%10%4%6%

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