Mersea Island 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 13/07/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Barfield Road, Colchester

School Information

Address: Barfield Road, Colchester, CO5 8QX
Website: www.merseaschool.org
Telephone: 01206382736
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tania Wright
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 115311

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/07/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 468
Number of Pupils: 391
Number of Boys: 236
Number of Girls: 155

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4 to -1
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.1
Maths
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -3.7 to -1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mersea Island School
Barfield Road , West Mersea CO5 8QX 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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