Hazelmere Infant School and NurseryParsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery and Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are primary schools in Colchester.

  • Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery was judged the expected standard and Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (47.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery versus Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ColchesterHazelmere Infant School and NurseryColchesterParsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100Stronger figureD45/100
Local ranking427th of 430 in Essex 323rd of 430 in Essex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll156 197
Capacity180 210
LocationColchester, CO4 3JP Colchester, CO4 3EZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported47.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census171 197
Free school meals (ever 6)32.8% 42.6%
English as an additional language22.2% 13.2%
SEN support20.5% 24.9%
SEN with an EHC plan9.4% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence6.4% 5.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.7% 12.4% 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.

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.

Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery

Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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