Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils 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 07/03/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Trafalgar Road, Colchester

School Information

Address: Trafalgar Road, Colchester, CO3 9AS
Website: http://www.lexden.essex.sch.uk
Telephone: 01206573519
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Alex Candler
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114707

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 232
Number of Boys: 107
Number of Girls: 125

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -1 to 3.6
Writing
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3.7
Maths
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils
Trafalgar Road , CO3 9AS
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Home Farm Primary School
Shelley Road , Lexden CO3 4JL
- not rated 364 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Clairmont Road , Lexden CO3 9BE
4out of 4 545 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Stanway Primary School
Villa Road , Stanway CO3 0RH
3out of 4 899 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Stanway Fiveways Primary School
Winstree Road , Stanway CO3 0QG
3out of 4 1,059 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Stanway School
Winstree Road , Stanway CO3 0QA
3out of 4 957 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Philip Morant School and College
Rembrandt Way , CO3 4QS
1out of 4 1,804 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Benedict's Catholic College
Norman Way , CO3 3US
3out of 4 1,878 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Colchester County High School for Girls
Norman Way , CO3 3US
4out of 4 1,878 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Paxman Academy
Paxman Avenue , CO2 9DB
- not rated 2,296 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colchester Institute
Sheepen Road , CO3 3LL
- not rated 2,946 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lexden Springs School
Winstree Road , CO3 0PZ
3out of 4 780 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Holmwood House School
Chitts Hill , Lexden CO3 9ST
- not rated 847 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's School for Girls
91 Lexden Road , CO3 3RB
- not rated 2,105 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Doucecroft School
Abbotts Lane , Eight Ash Green CO6 3QL
- not rated 2,179 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kingswode Hoe School
Sussex Road , CO3 3QJ
3out of 4 2,310 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.