Mersea Island School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 2 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 115311
- Address
- Barfield Road, West Mersea, CO5 8QX
- Website
- www.merseaschool.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 393 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.9%
- Girls
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.1%
- Persistent absence
- 8.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
White British 91.3%
Mixed 5.6%
Other White 2.3%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAverage1.3
MathsAverage-1.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 59%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Mersea Island School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 42
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 17 11 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 13 5 8 |
| Reception, Full-time | 44 29 15 |
| Year 1 | 52 24 28 |
| Year 2 | 53 25 28 |
| Year 3 | 52 24 28 |
| Year 4 | 42 24 18 |
| Year 5 | 69 42 27 |
| Year 6 | 51 28 23 |