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Great Bentley Primary School

Plough Road, Great Bentley, Colchester, CO7 8LD

Local ranking291st of 430 primary schools in Essex
Ofsted: Outstanding

Primary

Phase

270

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Great Bentley Primary School (URN 114736) since 1 September 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
61.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
11.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
82.0%
Writing (Expected)
79.0%
Maths (Expected)
71.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
71.0%
Reading avg scaled score
103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
28

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
244
Boys
131 (51%)
Girls
127 (49%)
Capacity
270 (96% full)
SEND
15.6%
FSM Eligible
11.5%
EAL
4.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.9%
SEN Support
10.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.4
Budget per Pupil
£7,127/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
10.5% 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: 91.8%
  • White Other: 2.0%
  • Mixed Other: 1.6%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
  • Asian Other: 0.8%
  • Black Other: 0.8%
  • White Irish: 0.4%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 0.4%

91.8%

White British

2.0%

White Other

1.6%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
149967
UKPRN
10092922
Establishment No.
2045
Trust
PENROSE LEARNING TRUST

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