Ofsted: Good emoji_events #301 in Essex public Top 74% UK

Monkwick Junior School

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

personMiss Rebecca McCutcheon

corporate_fareTHE SIGMA TRUST

location_onColchester, CO2 8NN

language Visit Website phone 1206575399

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

230

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Expected Standard

54%

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Age Range

7-11

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Monkwick Junior School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Colchester, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Monkwick Junior School is an academy sponsor led in Colchester, Essex, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of THE SIGMA TRUST. The school has approximately 241 pupils on roll, of whom 47% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #301 of 387 primaries in Essex and #11,237 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 4.7 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

54%

LA 61%

Reading64% LA 74%

Writing68% LA 70%

Maths68% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading47% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing49% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths58% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading60% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths53% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.5

Read

LA -0.1

-6.1 to -2.9

-3.6

Write

LA 0.0

-5.2 to -2.0

-5.1

Maths

LA -0.3

-6.7 to -3.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading49% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths53% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.7

Read

LA -0.5

-5.4 to -1.9

-1.1

Write

LA -0.2

-2.7 to 0.5

-2.2

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.8 to -0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 63%

Reading67% LA 75%

Writing72% LA 77%

Maths52% LA 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA -0.3

-4 to -0.4

-0.2

Write

LA -0.2

-1.9 to 1.5

-4.2

Maths

LA -0.6

-5.8 to -2.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 June 2022

Inspection Report

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17 July 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-06-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-07-17

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-01-31

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-06-13

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

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

4.6%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.5%(6 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 241 pupils. During this period, there were 11 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.6%, 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)	241	11	4.6%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	244	12	4.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	243	6	2.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	236	6	2.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	231	8	3.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	235	2	0.9%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	230	4	1.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	229	9	3.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	227	10	4.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	229	3	1.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	229	8	3.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	238	3	1.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	233	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	235	4	1.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	262	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	262	5	1.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	266	2	0.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	261	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	265	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	271	4	1.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	253	10	4.0%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	254	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	257	16	6.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	0	1	-	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	0	4	-	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	0	24	-	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 19 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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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

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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