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EnglandEast of EnglandColchesterCO4 5XTQueen Boudica Primary School
Primary

Queen Boudica Primary School

Primary

Colchester · Colchester · CO4 5XT www.qbps.essex.sch.uk

Pupils
407
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
407
Pupils · 2024/25
31%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
407
Pupils · 2024/25
31%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Queen Boudica Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
-2pp
68%63%58%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
3%
-5pp
15%9%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
34%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
39%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
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
407
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
31%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Cowper Crescent, Colchester, CO4 5XT
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
2024/2566%3%73%47%77%8%78%34%83%83%107.0106.0107.015%407
2023/2468%8%85%42%73%8%83%37%87%83%108.0106.0108.014%417
2022/2358%15%80%35%65%22%80%30%78%77%106.0106.0107.0+2.00+0.90+2.2012%417
2018/1964%15%78%25%76%25%73%24%78%83%105.0104.0108.0-0.90-0.80-1.6010%403
2017/1867%13%77%36%75%21%79%25%84%82%106.0104.0108.0+1.10-0.60-0.707%401
2016/1770%8%82%33%80%15%73%17%88%80%105.0104.0106.0+0.80-0.80-1.009%417

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
2024/2540722.215%31%17%5%11%
2023/2441724.714%32%18%5%11%
2022/2341725.012%28%20%7%18%
2021/2240427.714%30%21%7%18%
2020/2139926.616%28%20%
2018/1940325.610%24%17%3%7%
2017/1840124.67%22%16%3%4%
2016/1741723.59%18%17%3%4%

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