Broomgrove Junior SchoolSt Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge

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

Summary of the comparison

Broomgrove Junior School and St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge are primary schools in Colchester.

  • Broomgrove Junior School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Broomgrove Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Broomgrove Junior School was judged Good and St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 47.0% for Broomgrove Junior School and 63.0% for St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Broomgrove Junior School (75.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge (52.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Broomgrove Junior School versus St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ColchesterBroomgrove Junior SchoolColchesterSt Lawrence Church of England Primary School, RowhedgeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureD52/100
Local ranking161st of 430 in Essex Stronger figure267th of 430 in Essex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll230 223
Capacity240 210
LocationColchester, CO7 9QB Colchester, CO5 7HR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard47.0% 63.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard8.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census230 223
Free school meals (ever 6)23.0% 20.2%
English as an additional language13.5% 3.1%
SEN support22.2% 21.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% 5.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.0% 12.2% 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.

Broomgrove Junior School

St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge

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