Primary school

Canewdon Church of England Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Essex
  • SS4 3QA
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Feb 2020

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,442 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 63%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 51%51%2016/17: top 15%15% · 2016/172017/18: top 74%2018/19: top 82%2022/23: top 23%2023/24: top 72%2024/25: top 63%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM59% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM12% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · East of England 106Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · East of England 105Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 54% · 13 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 79% · 14 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 56% · 25 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 53% · 17 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 73% · 15 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 53% · 15 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 59% · 17 pupils · East of England 64%79%53%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 15% · 13 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 21% · 14 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 12% · 25 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 0% · 17 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 0% · 15 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 7% · 15 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 12% · 17 pupils · East of England 7%21%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 13 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 109 · 14 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 106 · 25 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 102 · 17 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 106 · 15 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 104 · 15 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 106 · 17 pupils · East of England 106109102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 13 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 107 · 14 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 102 · 25 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 101 · 17 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 103 · 15 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 102 · 15 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 103 · 17 pupils · East of England 105107101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
11 of 11 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1111
2nd21
3rd10

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2020

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2016Goodas predecessor
  6. 2020Requires improvementas predecessor

3 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision

2 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202690
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.8%
First language not English3.0%
SEN support16.8%
EHC plan4.0%
Absence (sessions missed)8.1%
Persistently absent pupils16.7%

Girls 53.5%Boys 46.5%

57.3% full · 157 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.0
Pupils per adult9.6
  • Classroom teachers 4
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 4.4
  • Other support 3.7

Teachers 5 FTE · Whole workforce 13.1 · 23 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,634
Spend per pupil£8,941
Staff spend per pupil£5,475
Reserve per pupil£79
  • +£8,000revenue reserve
  • −£31,000in-year balance

Grants £7,802 · self-generated £861 · premises £416 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BERLESDUNA ACADEMY TRUST (10 academies) · trust reserve £1,256,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it