Alresford Primary SchoolMillfields Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Colchester.

Summary of the comparison

Alresford Primary School and Millfields Primary School are primary schools in Colchester.

  • Alresford Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Millfields Primary School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Millfields Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Alresford Primary School was judged Good and Millfields Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 58.0% for Alresford Primary School and 47.0% for Millfields Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Alresford Primary School (81.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Millfields Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Alresford Primary School versus Millfields Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ColchesterAlresford Primary SchoolColchesterMillfields Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100B71/100Stronger figure
Local ranking198th of 430 in Essex 55th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Foundation school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll239 215
Capacity240 218
LocationColchester, CO7 8AU Colchester, CO7 9RD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% Stronger figure47.0% 62.0%
At higher standard9.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census239 215
Free school meals (ever 6)18.8% 6.5%
English as an additional language2.9% 10.2%
SEN support21.3% 6.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% 3.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.4% 4.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Alresford Primary School

Millfields Primary School

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