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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 115072

Boxted St Peter's Church of England School

Voluntary controlled school · Colchester · CO4 5YN

Ages 4–11 · 206 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

1.13 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-11-30

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
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)67%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.4%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.7%
Enrolments in measure
181

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

1.13 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

34

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
91
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
2
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 fill98%

206 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
206
Boys / girls
115 / 91
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
206 / 210 (98%)
Free school meals
6.8%
FSM pupils
14
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled 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 controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Ellie Jaggs

Location

Address
Carter's Hill, Boxted
Postcode
CO4 5YN
Town
Colchester
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Colchester
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Urban/rural
Smaller 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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Colchester, Essex, 206 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 6.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chelmsford.

Open schools in Colchester
103
Primary schools in Colchester
73
Academies among open schools in Colchester
43% (44)
Open schools in CO4
22
Primary in CO4
16
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 CO4

  • Langham Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Colchester · CO4 5PB · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM9.9%

    1.4 miles away

  • Nayland Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Nr Colchester · CO6 4HZ · Suffolk

    Ages 4–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM6.6%
    • Demand1.23

    2.4 miles away

  • Camulos Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Colchester · CO4 6AL · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM16.7%
    • Demand0.98

    2.5 miles away

  • Stratford St Mary Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Nr Colchester · CO7 6YG · Suffolk

    Ages 4–11

    • KS292%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM6.8%
    • Demand1.00

    2.7 miles away

  • Brinkley Grove Primary School

    Ofsted: Some aspects not as strong

    Foundation school · Primary

    Colchester · CO4 9GF · Essex

    Ages 5–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM24.8%
    • Demand0.96

    2.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Ellie Jaggs
Telephone
01206272239
Website
www.boxted.essex.sch.uk

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