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Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Essex
  • CO6 3NN
Ofsted Inadequate · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,316 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 62%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 12%12%2016/17: top 4%4% · 2016/172017/18: top 30%2018/19: top 20%2022/23: top 79%2023/24: top 8%2024/25: top 62%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM60% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · East of England 106Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · East of England 105Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 75% · 20 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 89% · 18 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 75% · 20 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 79% · 19 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 48% · 21 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 83% · 12 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 60% · 15 pupils · East of England 64%89%48%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 25% · 20 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 22% · 18 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 10% · 20 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 21% · 19 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 14% · 21 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 8% · 12 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 0% · 15 pupils · East of England 7%25%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 107 · 20 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 109 · 18 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 108 · 20 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 105 · 19 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 104 · 21 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 108 · 12 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 106 · 15 pupils · East of England 106109104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 20 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 108 · 18 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 107 · 20 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 106 · 19 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 105 · 21 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 106 · 12 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 104 · 15 pupils · East of England 105108104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
14 of 14 who put it first2014 · 94.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1414
2nd70
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2022Inadequateas predecessor

1 strong areas

  • Personal development

4 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding No · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202684
Free school meals (past 6 years)2.1%
First language not English3.1%
SEN support13.5%
EHC plan2.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils10.1%

Girls 51%Boys 49%

80% full · 105 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.3
Pupils per adult12.0
  • Classroom teachers 2.6
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 3.4
  • Other support 3.2

Teachers 3.6 FTE · Whole workforce 10.2 · 15 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,500
Spend per pupil£6,979
Staff spend per pupil£5,302
Reserve per pupil−£771
  • −£74,000revenue reserve
  • +£50,000in-year balance

Grants £7,073 · self-generated £62 · premises £479 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: LIFE EDUCATION TRUST (10 academies) · trust reserve £2,952,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it