Roach Vale 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 14/06/2013. 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 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Roach Vale, Colchester

School Information

Address: Roach Vale, Colchester, CO4 3YN
Website: www.roachvaleprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01206861324
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs C Sampson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114823

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 197
Number of Boys: 106
Number of Girls: 91

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.9 Confidence interval -0.4 to 4.3
Writing
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.9
Maths
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Roach Vale Primary School
Roach Vale , Parsons Heath CO4 3YN 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Templewood Road , CO4 3EZ 		3out of 4 284 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Hazelmere Junior School
Hawthorn Avenue , CO4 3JP 		3out of 4 319 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery
Hawthorn Avenue , Greenstead Estate CO4 3JP 		3out of 4 319 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery
Barnardiston Road , CO4 0DT 		3out of 4 1,113 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colchester Academy
Hawthorn Avenue , CO4 3JL 		3out of 4 424 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Gilberd School
Brinkley Lane , CO4 9PU 		4out of 4 2,676 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Trinity School
Brinkley Lane , CO4 9PU 		- not rated 2,736 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park , CO4 3SQ 		- not rated 2,692 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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