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Great Bentley Primary School

Community school · Colchester · CO7 8LD

Ages 5–11 · 215 pupils · Essex

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

1.37 · Competitive

Absence

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

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.5%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
187

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

1.37 · Competitive

1st preferences

41

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
104
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
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 (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill102%

215 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
215
Boys / girls
116 / 99
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
215 / 210 (102%)
Free school meals
8.8%
FSM pupils
19
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

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 Tracey Caffull

Location

Address
Plough Road, Great Bentley
Postcode
CO7 8LD
Town
Colchester
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Tendring
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe

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 5–11, in Colchester, Essex, 215 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 8.8%.

Open schools in Colchester
103
Primary schools in Colchester
73
Academies among open schools in Colchester
43% (44)
Open schools in CO7
15
Primary in CO7
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.

Compare with theseAll in ColchesterNear CO7

  • Great Bentley Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Colchester · CO7 8LD · Essex

    Ages 5–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM17.1%
    • Demand0.86

    0.0 miles away

  • Alresford Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Colchester · CO7 8AU · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM16.2%
    • Demand1.70

    2.8 miles away

  • Tendring Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Clacton-on-Sea · CO16 0BP · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM13.5%
    • Demand1.07

    3.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Tracey Caffull

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