Primary school

Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Essex
  • CO16 0DY
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,763 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 99%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 48%48%2016/17: top 38%38% · 2016/172017/18: top 39%2018/19: top 100%2022/23: top 89%2023/24: top 78%2024/25: top 99%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM27% · East of England 64%1/10 Well below East of England
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%1/10 Well below East of England
Reading score102 · East of England 1061/10 Well below East of England
Maths score99 · East of England 1051/10 Well below East of England
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 56% · 32 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 68% · 31 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 71% · 31 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 17% · 29 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 41% · 32 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 50% · 32 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 27% · 33 pupils · East of England 64%71%17%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 32 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 10% · 31 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 10% · 31 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 0% · 29 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 3% · 32 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 6% · 32 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 0% · 33 pupils · East of England 7%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 32 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 104 · 31 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 104 · 31 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 104 · 29 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 102 · 32 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 103 · 32 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 102 · 33 pupils · East of England 106104100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 32 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 105 · 31 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 103 · 31 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 101 · 29 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 101 · 32 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 101 · 32 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 99 · 33 pupils · East of England 10510599No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
23 of 23 who put it first2014 · 81.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2323
2nd93
3rd62

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

1 weak areas

  • Behaviour and attitudes

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026231
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.6%
First language not English3.5%
SEN support13.0%
EHC plan2.2%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils18.9%

Girls 47.8%Boys 52.2%

94.7% full · 244 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.6
Pupils per adult14.6
  • Classroom teachers 8.2
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 5.7
  • Other support 2.3

Teachers 9.2 FTE · Whole workforce 17.3 · 25 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,287
Spend per pupil£5,904
Staff spend per pupil£4,117
Reserve per pupil£1,461
  • +£336,000revenue reserve
  • +£88,000in-year balance

Grants £5,870 · self-generated £457 · premises £226 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD VINE SCHOOLS TRUST (21 academies) · trust reserve £3,283,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it