King's Ford Infant School and NurseryMontgomery Primary School, Colchester

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

Summary of the comparison

King's Ford Infant School and Nursery and Montgomery Primary School, Colchester are primary schools in Colchester.

  • King's Ford Infant School and Nursery scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Montgomery Primary School, Colchester scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). King's Ford Infant School and Nursery is ahead on our composite score.

  • King's Ford Infant School and Nursery was judged the expected standard and Montgomery Primary School, Colchester was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Montgomery Primary School, Colchester (64.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

King's Ford Infant School and Nursery versus Montgomery Primary School, Colchester compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ColchesterKing's Ford Infant School and NurseryColchesterMontgomery Primary School, ColchesterEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC68/100Stronger figureC64/100
Local ranking408th of 430 in Essex 134th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-7 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll161 340
Capacity150 672
LocationColchester, CO2 9AZ Colchester, CO2 9QG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported67.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported15.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census161 340
Free school meals (ever 6)32.3% 25.9%
English as an additional language16.1% 15.6%
SEN support23.0% 9.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% 3.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.1% 7.7% 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.

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.

King's Ford Infant School and Nursery

Montgomery Primary School, Colchester

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