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Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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

personMrs C Newson

location_onColchester, CO4 3EZ

language Visit Website phone 1206860612

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

197

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Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Colchester, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 85% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Colchester, Essex, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 197 pupils on roll, of whom 43% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #309 of 387 primaries in Essex and #11,485 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.9 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

47%

LA 61%

Reading66% LA 74%

Writing59% LA 70%

Maths59% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading67% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing60% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading67% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths57% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.1

-4.1 to 0.5

-0.9

Write

LA 0.0

-3.1 to 1.3

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.3

-5.7 to -1.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading73% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA -0.5

-3.2 to 1.2

-0.3

Write

LA -0.2

-2.3 to 1.7

0.3

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.7 to 2.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 63%

Reading72% LA 75%

Writing69% LA 77%

Maths66% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.3

-3.2 to 1.4

-0.3

Write

LA -0.2

-2.5 to 1.9

-1.4

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.4 to 0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 September 2023

Inspection Report

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07 February 2018

Inspection Report

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07 October 2016

Inspection Report

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15 March 2016

Inspection Report

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08 May 2014

Inspection Report

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05 December 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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09 September 2008

Inspection Report

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03 May 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2018-02-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2016-10-07

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-03-15

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-12-05

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

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

2.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.0%(4 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 197 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.0%, 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)	197	4	2.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	194	15	7.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	200	10	5.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	200	2	1.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	189	7	3.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	200	8	4.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	197	5	2.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	198	5	2.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	198	6	3.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	192	4	2.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	197	4	2.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	193	3	1.6%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	195	14	7.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	202	10	5.0%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	204	16	7.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	209	17	8.1%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	209	7	3.3%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	210	19	9.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	208	6	2.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	208	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	207	9	4.3%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	210	5	2.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	211	6	2.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	210	1	0.5%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 22 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils