Primary school

Dr Walker's CofE Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Essex
  • CM5 0RG
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Jan 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,676 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 45%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 80%80%2016/17: top 78%2017/18: top 50%2018/19: top 73%2022/23: top 85%2023/24: top 79%2024/25: top 45%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM67% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 6 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 6 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score102 · East of England 106Small cohort: 6 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · East of England 105Small cohort: 6 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 40% · 20 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 50% · 22 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 67% · 9 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 58% · 12 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 44% · 18 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 50% · 6 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 67% · 6 pupils · East of England 64%67%40%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 20 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 5% · 22 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 11% · 9 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 0% · 12 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 6% · 18 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 6 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 0% · 6 pupils · East of England 7%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 20 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 104 · 22 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 107 · 9 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 104 · 12 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 102 · 18 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 104 · 6 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 102 · 6 pupils · East of England 10610799No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 20 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 103 · 22 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 104 · 9 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 101 · 12 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 102 · 18 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 104 · 6 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 103 · 6 pupils · East of England 105104100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
4 of 4 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st44
2nd00
3rd10

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2024

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2019Goodas predecessor
  6. 2024Requires 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 202650
Free school meals (past 6 years)42.5%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support10.6%
EHC plan8.5%
Absence (sessions missed)9.3%
Persistently absent pupils30.2%

Girls 55.3%Boys 44.7%

47.6% full · 105 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.6
Pupils per adult8.2
  • Classroom teachers 2.2
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 2.9
  • Other support 1.7

Teachers 3.2 FTE · Whole workforce 7.8 · 10 people

Financials

No AAR return published for this school