Primary school

North Primary School and Nursery

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Essex
  • CO1 1RP
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,876 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 86%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 70%70%2016/17: top 72%2017/18: top 57%57% · 2017/182018/19: top 61%2022/23: top 69%2023/24: top 75%2024/25: top 86%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM47% · East of England 64%2/10 Well below East of England−28.4 pts
Higher standard, RWM2% · East of England 7%2/10 Well below East of England−36.5 pts
Reading score105 · East of England 1064/10 Below+6.6 pts
Maths score104 · East of England 1054/10 Below−11.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 45% · 51 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 53% · 59 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 64% · 59 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 63% · 59 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 54% · 61 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 52% · 60 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 47% · 60 pupils · East of England 64%64%45%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 8% · 51 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 12% · 59 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 17% · 59 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 10% · 59 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 3% · 61 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 3% · 60 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 2% · 60 pupils · East of England 7%17%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 51 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 102 · 59 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 108 · 59 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 103 · 59 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 105 · 61 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 105 · 60 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 105 · 60 pupils · East of England 106108102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 51 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 103 · 59 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 59 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 105 · 59 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 104 · 61 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 102 · 60 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 104 · 60 pupils · East of England 105105102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
52 of 52 who put it first2014 · 77.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5252
2nd193
3rd171

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  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 2026458
Free school meals (past 6 years)21.7%
First language not English33.8%
SEN support10.3%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils10.6%

Girls 47.9%Boys 52.1%

109% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.4
Pupils per adult10.4
  • Classroom teachers 15.8
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 21.1
  • Other support 10.4

Teachers 18.8 FTE · Whole workforce 50.3 · 84 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,644
Spend per pupil£6,552
Staff spend per pupil£5,420
Reserve per pupil£260
  • +£114,429revenue reserve
  • +£40,552in-year balance

Grants £6,316 · self-generated £327 · premises £273 per pupil