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The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School

Details

Age Range4-11 years
GenderMixed
TypeMaintained school, Voluntary aided school
Religious CharacterChurch of England
Local AuthorityEssex
AddressCoach Road, CO6 4AT
School Websitewww.bishopwilliamward.net
Telephone1206271336
URN115144

School Census

Total 188
Girls/Boys 95/93
Girls/Boys Ratio 50.5%/49.5%
% pupils where English not first language 2.7%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals 33
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support 16.0%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

The latest Ofsted inspection was on 23/09/2010 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.

Start DateOfsted Rating
23/09/2010 Good
12/09/2007 Requires improvement
Inspection Date 23/09/2010
Quality of Education No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes No Judgement
Personal Development No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management Good
Inspection Date 12/09/2007
Quality of Education No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes No Judgement
Personal Development No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management Requires improvement
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Inspection DateInspection TypeInspection Report
04 March 2025School inspectionView
10 March 2020School inspectionView
24 May 2016Short inspectionView
28 March 2014Interim assessmentView
23 September 2010Full inspection: GoodView
12 September 2007Full inspection: SatisfactoryView
26 June 2006Monitoring visitView
11 July 2005Full inspectionView

Primary Results

Primary Results 2024
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard53%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard10%
Reading106
Maths103
Reading Progress-
Writing Progress-
Maths Progress-
Primary Results 2023
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard57
Pupils achieving at a higher standard14
Reading104
Maths104
Reading Progress-2.2
Writing Progress-1.9
Maths Progress-0.7
Primary Results 2019
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard47%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard13%
Reading104
Maths103
Reading Progress-1.3
Writing Progress-0.8
Maths Progress-2.6
Primary Results 2018
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard76%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard7%
Reading107
Maths106
Reading Progress1.5
Writing Progress1.3
Maths Progress-0.2

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications54
As First Preference24
As second preference12
As third preference8
Total Offers Made26
first preference offers24
second preference offers2
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications66
As First Preference25
As second preference15
As third preference21
Total Offers Made27
first preference offers25
second preference offers2
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications61
As First Preference18
As second preference20
As third preference14
Total Offers Made23
first preference offers18
second preference offers2
third preference offers2
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications81
As First Preference29
As second preference22
As third preference19
Total Offers Made30
first preference offers29
second preference offers1
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications72
As First Preference19
As second preference15
As third preference27
Total Offers Made24
first preference offers19
second preference offers3
third preference offers1
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications76
As First Preference19
As second preference21
As third preference21
Total Offers Made20
first preference offers19
second preference offers1
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications65
As First Preference20
As second preference21
As third preference16
Total Offers Made22
first preference offers20
second preference offers2
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications71
As First Preference27
As second preference15
As third preference20
Total Offers Made28
first preference offers27
second preference offers1
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.03%
Total Applications94
As First Preference31
As second preference18
As third preference24
Total Offers Made30
first preference offers30
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.23%
Total Applications86
As First Preference37
As second preference15
As third preference21
Total Offers Made30
first preference offers30
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications79
As First Preference23
As second preference22
As third preference19
Total Offers Made30
first preference offers23
second preference offers3
third preference offers2

Ethnicity

time period 2023-24
white british ethnic origin
79.7%
african ethnic origin
5.9%
indian ethnic origin
5%
any other white background ethnic origin
3%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin
2.5%
any other mixed background ethnic origin
2%
time period 2022-23
white british ethnic origin
81.9%
african ethnic origin
4.8%
indian ethnic origin
3.7%
any other white background ethnic origin
3.2%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin
2.1%
any other mixed background ethnic origin
1.6%
any other black background ethnic origin
1.1%

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