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EnglandEast of EnglandColchesterCO4 3YNRoach Vale Primary School
Primary

Roach Vale Primary School

Primary

Colchester · Colchester · CO4 3YN www.roachvaleprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
192
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
192
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
192
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Roach Vale Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
+9pp
62%50%37%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
63%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
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
192
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
15%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Roach Vale, Parsons Heath, Colchester, CO4 3YN
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
2024/2557%0%73%27%63%0%70%20%87%63%106.0105.0105.014%192
2023/2448%0%64%12%60%0%64%4%72%56%102.0102.0102.019%188
2022/2337%7%80%40%60%10%57%17%93%77%108.0102.0104.0+2.00-1.50-2.4024%188
2018/1962%10%76%24%72%17%76%14%66%83%105.0102.0105.0+1.90-0.20-1.3010%200
2017/1843%0%53%23%67%20%50%7%73%50%102.098.0100.0-1.40-0.50-4.9021%204
2016/1760%0%77%10%73%17%73%10%77%87%102.0102.0105.0-2.20-0.60-1.9025%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
2024/2519219.914%15%39%5%15%
2023/2418820.219%16%37%7%18%
2022/2318820.624%12%40%7%18%
2021/2219419.620%8%41%7%24%
2020/2119719.716%8%41%
2018/1920019.210%10%36%4%6%
2017/1820418.921%9%34%4%6%
2016/1721122.125%6%38%4%5%

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