Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school located in Colchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 21/09/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Parson's Field, Colchester

School Information

Address: Parson's Field, Colchester, CO7 6BZ
Website: http://www.dedham.essex.sch.uk
Telephone: 01206322242
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Larner
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 115076

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 212
Number of Boys: 115
Number of Girls: 97

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.5 to 3
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.7
Maths
Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.1 to 4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Parson's Field , Dedham CO7 6BZ 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Stratford St Mary Primary School
Stratford St Mary , CO7 6YG 		3out of 4 2,738 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
School Lane , East Bergholt CO7 6SW 		3out of 4 2,887 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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