Primary school

Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Essex
  • CO3 9AS
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,230 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 42%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 25%25%2016/17: top 72%2017/18: top 42%2018/19: top 36%2022/23: top 57%2023/24: top 42%2024/25: top 42%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM67% · East of England 64%6/10 Middle
Higher standard, RWM17% · East of England 7%9/10 Top 20%
Reading score105 · East of England 1064/10 Below
Maths score104 · East of England 1054/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 67% · 30 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 53% · 30 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 70% · 27 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 72% · 29 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 59% · 29 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 66% · 29 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 67% · 30 pupils · East of England 64%72%53%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 30 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 10% · 30 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 11% · 27 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 14% · 29 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 3% · 29 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 10% · 29 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 17% · 30 pupils · East of England 7%17%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 30 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 102 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 27 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 104 · 29 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 103 · 29 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 107 · 29 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · East of England 106107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 30 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 104 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 104 · 27 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 105 · 29 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 103 · 29 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 105 · 29 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 104 · 30 pupils · East of England 105105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in75.7%
28 of 37 who put it first2014 · 85.2%2026 · 75.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3728
2nd121
3rd330

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Outstanding
  2. 2012Satisfactory
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026236
Free school meals (past 6 years)31.5%
First language not English14.8%
SEN support16.5%
EHC plan8.7%
Absence (sessions missed)4.3%
Persistently absent pupils8.0%

Girls 52.2%Boys 47.8%

112.4% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.6
Pupils per adult9.8
  • Classroom teachers 9.5
  • Leadership 2.6
  • Teaching assistants 11.8
  • Other support 5.4

Teachers 12.1 FTE · Whole workforce 29.2 · 58 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,193
Spend per pupil£8,165
Staff spend per pupil£6,532
Reserve per pupil£684
  • +£161,473revenue reserve
  • +£6,607in-year balance

Grants £7,576 · self-generated £618 · premises £304 per pupil