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The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School

Coach Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4AT

Local ranking292nd of 430 primary schools in Essex
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 4 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
63.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
9.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
81.0%
Writing (Expected)
72.0%
Maths (Expected)
72.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
69.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
32

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
207
Boys
114 (55%)
Girls
93 (45%)
Capacity
210 (99% full)
SEND
14.0%
FSM Eligible
15.9%
EAL
6.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.9%
SEN Support
11.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.1
Budget per Pupil
£6,277/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
9.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 75.8%
  • Black African: 5.8%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.9%
  • White Other: 3.4%
  • Mixed Other: 2.9%
  • Asian Indian: 2.9%
  • Asian Other: 1.9%
  • Other: 1.9%

75.8%

White British

5.8%

Black African

3.9%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
115144
UKPRN
10072429
Establishment No.
3324