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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 115203

All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt

Voluntary aided school · Harwich · CO12 4HT

Ages 4–11 · 194 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

6.1%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-04-30

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)62%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.9%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.7%
Enrolments in measure
176

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

21

Places offered

22

1st-preference offers

21

Total preferences (any rank)
37
Preferred offers (top 3)
22
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill92%

194 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
194
Boys / girls
102 / 92
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
194 / 210 (92%)
Free school meals
34%
FSM pupils
66
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Chelmsford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Samantha Moseley

Location

Address
Main Road, Dovercourt
Postcode
CO12 4HT
Town
Harwich
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Tendring
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Harwich, Essex, 194 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 34%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chelmsford.

Open schools in Harwich
8
Primary schools in Harwich
7
Academies among open schools in Harwich
38% (3)
Open schools in CO12
9
Primary in CO12
8
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HarwichNear CO12

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Samantha Moseley
Telephone
01255502389
Website
www.allsaints-harwich.essex.sch.uk/

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