Old Heath Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 2 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
114710
Address
Old Heath Road, CO2 8DD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
213 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
48.8%
Girls
51.2%
First language not English
15%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.1%
Persistent absence
10.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 71.8%
African 6.1%
Mixed 6%
Other White 4.2%
Pakistani 2.3%
Indian 1.9%
Other Black 1.9%
Other 1.4%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Caribbean 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Chinese 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-4.6
WritingAverage-2
MathsWell below average-4.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

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

School 13%
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 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Old Heath Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
27
2nd preference
25
3rd preference
19
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
25
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes30.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Part-time
2
2
0
Reception, Full-time
28
15
13
Year 1
29
12
17
Year 2
31
14
17
Year 3
31
15
16
Year 4
30
14
16
Year 5
30
13
17
Year 6
32
19
13
Year 2024-2025

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