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Messing Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Colchester · CO5 9TH

Ages 4–11 · 89 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

36%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

1.75 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-06-10

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
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)36%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.9%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
76

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

1.75 · Competitive

1st preferences

21

Places offered

12

1st-preference offers

11

Total preferences (any rank)
55
Preferred offers (top 3)
12
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 fill106%

89 pupils · 84 places

Pupils on roll
89
Boys / girls
50 / 39
School capacity
84
Capacity fill
89 / 84 (106%)
Free school meals
16.9%
FSM pupils
15
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: NEW HALL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
NEW HALL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
New Hall Academy Trust
Headteacher
Ms Charlotte Brown

Location

Address
School Road, Messing
Postcode
CO5 9TH
Town
Colchester
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Colchester
Constituency
Witham
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 academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Colchester, Essex, 89 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 16.9%.

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

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Charlotte Brown
Telephone
01621815415
Website
www.messingprimaryschool.co.uk/

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