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Collingwood Primary School

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

personMrs Amanda Buckland-Garnett

location_onCHELMSFORD, CM3 5YJ

language Visit Website phone 1245322258

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

256

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Collingwood Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in CHELMSFORD, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Collingwood Primary School is a foundation school in CHELMSFORD, Essex, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 227 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #128 of 387 primaries in Essex and #4,889 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 61%

Reading74% LA 74%

Writing68% LA 70%

Maths74% LA 72%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading65% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading75% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths68% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA -0.1

-0.8 to 2.5

1.5

Write

LA 0.0

-0.2 to 3.1

0.0

Maths

LA -0.3

-1.5 to 1.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.5

-2.5 to 1.9

-0.8

Write

LA -0.2

-2.8 to 1.2

0.3

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.6 to 2.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 63%

Reading50% LA 75%

Writing72% LA 77%

Maths56% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.3

Read

LA -0.3

-6.4 to -2.2

0.4

Write

LA -0.2

-1.6 to 2.4

-2.4

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.3 to -0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 June 2021

Inspection Report

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27 April 2016

Inspection Report

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17 June 2014

Inspection Report

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06 February 2014

Inspection Report

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05 July 2012

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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13 March 2008

Inspection Report

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15 September 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-04-27

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-02-06

None Legacy

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

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 227 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	229	2	0.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	231	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	237	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	255	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	256	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	260	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	240	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	239	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	237	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	242	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	246	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	242	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	236	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	230	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	236	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	229	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	229	5	2.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	220	6	2.7%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	219	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	219	7	3.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	219	5	2.3%	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 11 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils