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Baynards Primary School

Community school · Colchester · CO5 0ND

Ages 4–11 · 98 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

73%

Overall absence

6.7%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-02-24

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)73%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.7%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
92

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

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

12

Places offered

13

1st-preference offers

12

Total preferences (any rank)
44
Preferred offers (top 3)
13
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 fill93%

98 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
98
Boys / girls
56 / 42
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
98 / 105 (93%)
Free school meals
41.8%
FSM pupils
41
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Judith Dale

Location

Address
Townsend Road, Tiptree
Postcode
CO5 0ND
Town
Colchester
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Colchester
Constituency
Witham
Urban/rural
Larger rural: 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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Colchester, Essex, 98 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 41.8%.

Open schools in Colchester
103
Primary schools in Colchester
73
Academies among open schools in Colchester
43% (44)
Open schools in CO5
12
Primary in CO5
11
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 ColchesterNear CO5

  • Milldene Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Colchester · CO5 0EF · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM22.7%
    • Demand0.86

    0.5 miles away

  • Messing Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Colchester · CO5 9TH · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS236%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM16.9%
    • Demand1.75

    0.9 miles away

  • Tiptree Heath Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Colchester · CO5 0PG · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM12.1%
    • Demand0.75

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Judith Dale
Telephone
01621817261
Website
www.baynards.essex.sch.uk

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