Ofsted: Good emoji_events #376 in Essex public Top 98% UK

Kings Ford Academy

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

personMrs Karen Jackson

corporate_fareINSPIRES MAT

location_onColchester, CO2 9AZ

language Visit Website phone 1206573807

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

195

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Expected Standard

29%

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Age Range

7-11

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Kings Ford Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Colchester, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 98% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Kings Ford Academy is an academy sponsor led in Colchester, Essex, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of INSPIRES MAT. The school has approximately 169 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 29% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #376 of 387 primaries in Essex and #13,848 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 5.8 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

29%

LA 61%

Reading55% LA 74%

Writing55% LA 70%

Maths41% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading61% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing61% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths72% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading56% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.1

-3.1 to 0.7

3.5

Write

LA 0.0

1.7 to 5.3

0.3

Maths

LA -0.3

-1.4 to 2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading88% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.5

Read

LA -0.5

1.7 to 5.2

3.8

Write

LA -0.2

2.2 to 5.4

3.6

Maths

LA -0.6

2.1 to 5.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 63%

Reading84% LA 75%

Writing86% LA 77%

Maths89% LA 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.7

Read

LA -0.3

1.8 to 5.6

2.6

Write

LA -0.2

0.8 to 4.4

2.8

Maths

LA -0.6

1.1 to 4.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 June 2025

Inspection Report

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21 November 2023

Inspection Report

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19 June 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-06-10

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

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-06-19

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-03-13

None Legacy

Inadequate

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

6.5%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.6%(6 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 169 pupils. During this period, there were 11 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 6.5%, 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)	169	11	6.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	174	9	5.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	199	21	10.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	197	26	13.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	192	23	12.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	190	16	8.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	195	10	5.1%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	191	10	5.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	204	4	2.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	195	3	1.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	193	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	197	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	198	2	1.0%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	203	8	3.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	198	9	4.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	202	3	1.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	204	3	1.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	205	2	1.0%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils