Ofsted: Good emoji_events #353 in Essex public Top 93% UK

Hazelmere Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Paula Derwin

location_onColchester, CO4 3JP

language Visit Website phone 1206862691

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

216

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Expected Standard

38%

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Age Range

7-11

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Hazelmere Junior School is a Community school primary school in Colchester, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 93% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hazelmere Junior School is a community school in Colchester, Essex, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 231 pupils on roll, of whom 47% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 38% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #353 of 387 primaries in Essex and #12,849 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 11.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 61%

Reading61% LA 74%

Writing45% LA 70%

Maths66% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading68% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing54% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths61% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading67% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths58% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.1

-3.8 to -0.3

-2.2

Write

LA 0.0

-3.8 to -0.5

-3.4

Maths

LA -0.3

-5.1 to -1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.5

-2.7 to 0.9

-0.4

Write

LA -0.2

-2.0 to 1.3

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.6 to 0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 63%

Reading74% LA 75%

Writing71% LA 77%

Maths69% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA -0.3

-2.3 to 0.9

-2.7

Write

LA -0.2

-4.2 to -1.2

-2.3

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.7 to -0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 July 2022

Inspection Report

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20 October 2015

Inspection Report

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07 November 2011

Inspection Report

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04 February 2009

Inspection Report

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24 June 2008

Inspection Report

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28 November 2007

Inspection Report

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15 September 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-07-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-10-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-11-07

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-02-04

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

9.1%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

4.3%(10 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 231 pupils. During this period, there were 21 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 9.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	231	21	9.1%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	231	34	14.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	235	22	9.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	235	14	6.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	226	15	6.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	222	8	3.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	216	6	2.8%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	209	8	3.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	221	18	8.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	220	22	10.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	222	17	7.7%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	215	14	6.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	222	17	7.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	220	17	7.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	222	24	10.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	214	25	11.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	209	30	14.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	217	19	8.8%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	218	9	4.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	219	5	2.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	221	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	226	15	6.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	228	8	3.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	226	8	3.5%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils