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Unity Primary Academy

Primary

Colchester · Colchester · CO4 3QJ unityprimaryacademy.com

Pupils
449
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
449
Pupils · 2024/25
35%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
449
Pupils · 2024/25
35%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 07/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Unity Primary Academy · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
70%
+8pp
70%53%36%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
8%
+4pp
8%6%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
7%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
449
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
35%
FSM eligible
51%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
Hickory Avenue, Greenstead, Colchester, CO4 3QJ
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
2024/2570%8%77%36%72%8%79%30%85%64%105.0105.0101.024%449
2023/2462%4%71%20%75%4%73%22%78%64%104.0104.0105.015%458
2022/2336%3%51%10%54%7%43%7%61%44%102.0100.0100.0-4.90-4.70-6.7014%427
2018/1964%4%70%30%74%9%85%17%72%64%104.0106.0103.0+2.30-1.20+2.5016%398
2017/1869%6%81%43%78%11%78%37%80%74%107.0107.0104.0+1.90-1.70+2.20420
2016/1740%0%47%6%74%13%64%2%79%68%98.0101.0103.0-1.10+3.10+1.3018%407

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
2024/2544922.624%35%51%7%23%
2023/2445825.015%34%44%7%20%
2022/2342723.114%29%49%8%26%
2021/2234920.020%22%54%9%33%
2020/2135321.615%19%50%
2018/1939820.116%17%46%6%16%
2017/1819.16%17%
2016/1740722.518%11%48%6%15%

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