Hazelmere Junior SchoolParsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Hazelmere Junior School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hazelmere Junior School was judged Good and Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 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 38.0% for Hazelmere Junior School and 47.0% for Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Hazelmere Junior School (48.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25) and 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 Junior School versus Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ColchesterHazelmere Junior SchoolColchesterParsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF39/100D45/100Stronger figure
Local ranking359th of 430 in Essex 323rd of 430 in Essex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll229 197
Capacity240 210
LocationColchester, CO4 3JP Colchester, CO4 3EZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard38.0% 47.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 6.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census231 197
Free school meals (ever 6)46.8% 42.6%
English as an additional language20.3% 13.2%
SEN support16.9% 24.9%
SEN with an EHC plan5.6% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence7.4% 5.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence22.6% 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.

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.

Hazelmere Junior School

Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Full profiles: Hazelmere Junior School · Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School