Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School, based in Clacton-On-Sea, provides primary education, serving pupils aged 4 to 11. The school is a academy sponsor led and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It has a church of england religious character.

Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School currently has around 209 pupils on roll, which is about 96% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 47.8% boys and 52.2% girls. Around 34.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 9.4%. Persistent absence is recorded at 24.4%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (78.9%).

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Old Clacton Road, Clacton-On-Sea, CO16 9LW
Website: http://www.st-andrewsprisch-weeley.co.uk/
Telephone: 01255830234
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nicola Emrich
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140181

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/10/2022

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 218
Number of Pupils: 209
Number of Boys: 100
Number of Girls: 109

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 24.4% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British78.90%165
Other Mixed5.70%12
Unclassified4.80%10
Other White3.30%7
White and Black African2.40%5
White and Black Caribbean1.40%3
African1.00%2
Indian1.00%2
White and Asian0.50%1
Other Black0.50%1
Other (any other ethnic group)0.50%1
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
Pakistani0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Other Asian0.00%0
Chinese0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (-0.6)
Writing: Average (0.5)
Maths: Average (-1.8)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
52%
Town average
48%
Local authority average
49%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
0%
Town average
3%
Local authority average
4%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
100.0
Town average
102.0
Local authority average
102.5
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
98.0
Town average
101.5
Local authority average
101.7
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Main Road , Weeley CO16 9DH
- not rated 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Old Clacton Road , Weeley CO16 9LW
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Compass Community School Essex
274 Harwich Road , Little Clacton CO16 9PY
- not rated 3,253 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.