Compare schools
Compare up to 4 schools. Green/red cells mark clearer stronger/weaker figures among this set — this is not a ranking.
Shareable link/compare?urns=114734,114736,149967,140181
22 fields differ · 14 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Alresford Primary School | Great Bentley Primary School | Great Bentley Primary School | Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Alresford Primary School | Great Bentley Primary School | Great Bentley Primary School | Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Colchester, CO7 8AU | Colchester, CO7 8LD | Colchester, CO7 8LD | Clacton-On-Sea, CO16 9LW |
| School typediffers | Community school | Community school | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 4–11 | 5–11 | 5–11 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | — | School remains Outstanding | Good |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 63% | — | 67% | 17% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 10% | — | 3% | 0% |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.0% | 6.0% | 4.8% | 9.4% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 11.8% | 15.5% | 8.0% | 24.4% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 8.8% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.70 (Competitive) | 1.37 (Competitive) | 0.86 (Often has places) | 0.96 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 51 | 41 | 42 | 24 |
| Places offereddiffers | 30 | 30 | 50 | 25 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 216 | 215 | 258 | 179 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 216 / 240 (90%) | 215 / 210 (102%) | 258 / 270 (96%) | 179 / 218 (82%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 16.2% | 8.8% | 17.1% | 36.3% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Sarah Bryson | Mrs Tracey Caffull | Mrs Sarah Skillern | Mrs Nicola Emrich |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Diocese of Chelmsford |
| Constituencydiffers | Harwich and North Essex | Harwich and North Essex | Clacton | Clacton |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | — | Diocese of Chelmsford |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Community school | Academy trust: PENROSE LEARNING TRUST | Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD VINE SCHOOLS TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | PENROSE LEARNING TRUST | THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD VINE SCHOOLS TRUST |
| Nursery | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
Green = clearer stronger figure in this set; red = clearer weaker. Ties and missing values are unmarked. Read how to compare schools.