Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up High Demand emoji_events #348 in Essex public Top 85% UK

Millfields Primary School

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

personMrs Natasha Bennett

location_onColchester, CO7 9RD

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

251

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Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

1.6x

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Millfields Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in Colchester, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Highly competitive: 1.6× more applications than places — plan well ahead. Ranks in the top 85% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Millfields Primary School is a foundation school in Colchester, Essex, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 215 pupils on roll, of whom 7% 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 #348 of 387 primaries in Essex and #12,806 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.6× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 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%

Reading84% LA 74%

Writing50% LA 70%

Maths78% LA 72%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading89% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading88% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths97% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.0

Read

LA -0.1

-0.2 to 4.1

1.1

Write

LA 0.0

-0.9 to 3.2

3.5

Maths

LA -0.3

1.5 to 5.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading94% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.5

-0.2 to 4.3

0.2

Write

LA -0.2

-1.9 to 2.3

3.7

Maths

LA -0.6

1.7 to 5.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 63%

Reading97% LA 75%

Writing90% LA 77%

Maths97% LA 73%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.9

Read

LA -0.3

1.6 to 6.2

-0.9

Write

LA -0.2

-3 to 1.2

3.2

Maths

LA -0.6

1.2 to 5.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 March 2025

Inspection Report

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12 November 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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21 January 2010

Inspection Report

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17 October 2006

Inspection Report

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19 March 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-03-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2014-11-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-01-21

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 215 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	215	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	218	5	2.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	252	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	251	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	249	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	250	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	251	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	251	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	249	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	246	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	246	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	245	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	241	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	241	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	244	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	245	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	242	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	238	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	237	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	214	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.5%

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 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Millfields Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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