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Millfields Primary School

Colchester, CO7 9RD · Essex · primary school

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Mixed Primary
2.6/10 Below average

357th of 391 primary schools in Essex we can score, 444 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to the 3,139 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 1.0/10 among them, against 2.6/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 47.0 · 15 62% 0.92
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 6.0 · 45 38% 1.72

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

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How it's doing. In 2024/25, 47.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 6.0% reached the higher standard. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 1.0 out of 10 among them, against 2.6 out of 10 nationally.

Getting in. The school has 217 pupils in a capacity of 218 places, leaving just 1 spare place. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. With only 1 place remaining, how does the school manage admissions if a child withdraws mid-year? Since the results are significantly below the national median, what specific support is offered to pupils who are not meeting expected standards? How does the school engage parents in monitoring individual progress given the low percentage of pupils reaching the higher standard?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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