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Messing Primary School

School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TH

Local ranking182nd of 430 primary schools in Essex
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

84

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 10 June 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)
36.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
18.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
55.0%
Writing (Expected)
55.0%
Maths (Expected)
36.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
55.0%
Reading avg scaled score
100.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
96.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
100.0
Cohort Size
11

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
88
Boys
49 (56%)
Girls
39 (44%)
Capacity
84 (105% full)
SEND
29.6%
FSM Eligible
19.3%
EAL
0.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.5%
SEN Support
25.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
5.4
Budget per Pupil
£8,193/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
7.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
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: 95.3%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 3.5%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 1.2%

95.3%

White British

3.5%

Mixed White & Black African

1.2%

Gypsy/Roma

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
139252
UKPRN
10040139
Establishment No.
2032
Trust
NEW HALL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST