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EnglandEast of EnglandMaldonCM3 6PJPurleigh Community Primary School
Primary

Purleigh Community Primary School

Primary

Maldon · Chelmsford · CM3 6PJ www.purleighprimary.com/

Pupils
206
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Purleigh Community Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
74%
+17pp
83%70%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
7%
-6pp
24%14%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
26%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
85%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
206
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Pump Lane, Purleigh, Chelmsford, CM3 6PJ
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
2024/2574%7%89%19%81%26%81%26%81%85%107.0108.0107.019%206
2023/2457%13%83%27%80%30%63%20%83%77%106.0103.0105.020%207
2022/2365%3%84%35%84%19%68%19%94%84%107.0104.0105.0+0.20+0.30-2.0018%212
2018/1981%16%81%35%87%35%94%39%90%90%107.0109.0109.0-1.10+1.00+0.5014%219
2017/1883%24%90%34%90%41%86%41%90%86%108.0108.0109.0+1.60+2.80+1.9020%215
2016/1766%21%69%24%86%28%86%31%83%86%104.0107.0107.0-0.60+2.20+1.9018%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
2024/2520623.619%1%11%4%7%
2023/2420723.520%1%10%5%10%
2022/2321224.118%1%10%6%12%
2021/2221021.019%1%7%6%13%
2020/2121321.516%1%6%
2018/1921921.714%1%4%4%7%
2017/1821521.920%1%6%3%3%
2016/1721121.818%1%9%3%2%

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