Home Farm Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Oct 21 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
147713
Address
Shelley Road, Lexden, CO3 4JL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
421 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
51.8%
Girls
48.2%
First language not English
11.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
5.9%
Persistent absence
9.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.7%
Mixed 6.5%
Other White 4.5%
African 3.3%
Other Asian 2.1%
Indian 1.9%
Unclassified 1.9%
Pakistani 1.2%
Other 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.9
WritingAbove average1.9
MathsWell above average3.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 77%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

School 32%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 109
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Home Farm Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
81
2nd preference
78
3rd preference
46
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
58
2nd preference
1
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 classes30.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
30
30
Year 1
60
27
33
Year 2
59
32
27
Year 3
60
37
23
Year 4
60
31
29
Year 5
61
34
27
Year 6
61
27
34
Year 2023-2024

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