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Wentworth Primary School

Maldon, CM9 6JN · Essex · primary school

Ofsted: Good · 2023 Inspected 3 years ago Mixed Primary
5.6/10 Broadly average

170th 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.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 5.7/10 against 4,198 of them, against 5.9/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. 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 67.0 · 57 40% 2.28
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 9.0 · 61 25% 1.53

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

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 67.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared with the national median of 64%. Only 9.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in April 2023. Its position is much the same whether compared with all schools or only those whose pupils have similar backgrounds (5.7 out of 10 against similar schools, 5.9 out of 10 against all schools).

Beyond the classroom. Pupils join Mandarin Club, Happy Healthy Minds, Relax Kids, and Eco Ambassadors. Sports include netball, basketball, dodgeball, rounders, athletics, tennis, tag rugby, and football. Arts and music offer choir, orchestra, recorder, and iRock. Trips visit Colchester Zoo, Sutton Hoo, Colchester Castle, the British Museum, Museum of Power, and Hanningfield Reservoir. An after-school club is available, but there is no breakfast club.

Getting in. The school has 437 pupils in a capacity of 445 places, leaving 8 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who need extra help to reach the higher standard? What are the specific times and costs for the after-school club? How does the school manage the competitive nature of admissions for new starters?

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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