Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 11 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
114707
Address
Trafalgar Road, Lexden, CO3 9AS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
230 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
47.8%
Girls
52.2%
First language not English
14.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.8%
Persistent absence
10.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 73.5%
Other White 9.1%
Mixed 5.6%
Indian 3.5%
African 2.6%
Chinese 2.6%
Pakistani 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-2
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage-1.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 66%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
31
2nd preference
20
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
0
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
29
13
16
Reception, Full-time
25
13
12
Year 1
29
15
14
Year 2
24
17
7
Year 3
30
13
17
Year 4
29
11
18
Year 5
30
17
13
Year 6
30
11
19
Year 2024-2025

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