Milldene Primary SchoolMessing Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Milldene Primary School and Messing Primary School are primary schools in Colchester.

  • Milldene Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Messing Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • Milldene Primary School was judged Good and Messing 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 77.0% for Milldene Primary School and 36.0% for Messing Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Milldene Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Messing Primary School (78.0% in 2022-23, 36.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Milldene Primary School versus Messing Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ColchesterMilldene Primary SchoolColchesterMessing Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100C60/100
Local ranking184th of 430 in Essex 182nd of 430 in Essex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll185 89
Capacity210 84
LocationColchester, CO5 0EF Colchester, CO5 9TH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard77.0% Stronger figure36.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 18.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure100.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure96.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census196 88
Free school meals (ever 6)23.0% 19.3%
English as an additional language1.5% 0.0%
SEN support14.8% 25.0%
SEN with an EHC plan0.5% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence6.9% 5.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence20.0% 7.9% 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.

Milldene Primary School

Messing Primary School

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