Mersea Island School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 3 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
390 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
55.4%
Girls
44.6%
First language not English
1.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.2%
Persistent absence
10.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.3%
Mixed 5.6%
Other White 2.6%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAverage1.3
MathsAverage-1.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 58%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

School 17%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Mersea Island School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
42
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
42
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
2
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
42
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher22.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
12
5
7
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
18
12
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
1
0
1
Reception, Full-time
48
23
25
Year 1
53
24
29
Year 2
53
26
27
Year 3
38
22
16
Year 4
67
41
26
Year 5
51
27
24
Year 6
49
36
13
Year 2023-2024

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