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ClosedPrimaryURN 115078

Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Colchester · CO6 3NN

Ages 4–11 · 115 pupils · Essex

KS2 expected (RWM)

83%

Overall absence

3.7%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)83%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.9%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
101

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

15

Places offered

16

1st-preference offers

15

Total preferences (any rank)
47
Preferred offers (top 3)
15
Applications from outside LA
1
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 (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill100%

115 pupils · 115 places

Pupils on roll
115
Boys / girls
55 / 60
School capacity
115
Capacity fill
115 / 115 (100%)
Free school meals
0.9%
FSM pupils
1
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
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Ceri Daniels

Location

Address
Mill Road, Fordham
Postcode
CO6 3NN
Town
Colchester
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Colchester
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural village

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, 115 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 0.9%. 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 CO6
16
Primary in CO6
12
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.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Ceri Daniels

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