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Home Farm Primary School

Shelley Road, Lexden, Colchester, CO3 4JL

Local ranking26th of 430 primary schools in Essex
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 27 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Exceptional
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
75.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
13.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
82.0%
Writing (Expected)
82.0%
Maths (Expected)
89.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
82.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
107.0
Cohort Size
61

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
424
Boys
225 (53%)
Girls
199 (47%)
Capacity
420 (101% full)
SEND
12.5%
FSM Eligible
6.4%
EAL
8.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.8%
SEN Support
9.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
20.1
Budget per Pupil
£5,550/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
6.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
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: 79.8%
  • White Other: 5.1%
  • Asian Other: 2.9%
  • Black African: 2.6%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.4%
  • Asian Indian: 1.7%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
  • Mixed Other: 1.4%

79.8%

White British

5.1%

White Other

2.9%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
147713
UKPRN
10085583
Establishment No.
2064
Trust
ALPHA TRUST

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