Highwoods Community Primary School in Colchester

Highwoods Community 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/03/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Tynedale Square, Colchester

School Information

Address:	Tynedale Square, Colchester, CO4 9SN
Website:	www.highwoodsprimary.com
Telephone:	01206845887
School Type:	Academy converter
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Essex
Headteacher / Principal:	Mr Paul Disley
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	139462

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	428
Number of Pupils:	430
Number of Boys:	217
Number of Girls:	213

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	3.1%	4%
Persistent absence:	3.2%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Well Above Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.9

Writing

Well Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 1.3 to 4.2

Maths

Above Average: 1.4 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	74%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	16%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	104
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	106
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Highwoods Community Primary School Tynedale Square , Highwoods CO4 9SN	3out of 4	0 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Brinkley Grove Primary School Rawlings Crescent , Highwoods CO4 9GF	3out of 4	624 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester Clay Lane Grove , CO4 0HH	3out of 4	841 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Friars Grove Primary School Upland Drive , CO4 0PZ	3out of 4	1,205 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen Boudica Primary School Cowper Crescent , CO4 5XT	3out of 4	1,400 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Gilberd School Brinkley Lane , CO4 9PU	4out of 4	582 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Trinity School Brinkley Lane , CO4 9PU	- not rated	622 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Colchester Academy Hawthorn Avenue , CO4 3JL	3out of 4	2,585 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Helena School Sheepen Road , CO3 3LE	3out of 4	2,851 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Sixth Form College Colchester North Hill , CO1 1SN	- not rated	2,932 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colchester Institute Sheepen Road , CO3 3LL	- not rated	2,987 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North East Essex Co-operative Academy Turner Road , Mile End CO4 5LB	3out of 4	1,333 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The St Aubyn Centre Education Department St Aubyn Centre , CO4 5HG	4out of 4	2,001 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Highwoods Community Primary SchoolTynedale Square, Colchester