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The Mayflower Primary School

Community school · Harwich · CO12 4AJ

Ages 4–11 · 356 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

7.2%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-02-24

Overall effectiveness
Good
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)62%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.5%
Unauthorised2.7%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
345

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill91%

356 pupils · 390 places

Pupils on roll
356
Boys / girls
183 / 173
School capacity
390
Capacity fill
356 / 390 (91%)
Free school meals
44.7%
FSM pupils
159
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 Elizabeth Bartholomew

Location

Address
Main Road, Dovercourt
Postcode
CO12 4AJ
Town
Harwich
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Tendring
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 Harwich, Essex, 356 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 44.7%.

Open schools in Harwich
8
Primary schools in Harwich
7
Academies among open schools in Harwich
38% (3)
Open schools in CO12
9
Primary in CO12
8
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 HarwichNear CO12

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Elizabeth Bartholomew
Telephone
01255502444
Website
http://www.mayflower-pri.essex.sch.uk/

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