Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

EssexVoluntary controlled school

High Road, Layer-de-la-Haye, Colchester, CO2 0DS

Headteacher: Mrs Donna GaffneySchool website ↗Pupils: 209 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
73% of first-choice applicants offered a place
75%
Reading, Writing & Maths
73%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
75.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
21.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 86%·Writing 82%·Maths 89%All three 75%
Reading
Expected86%
Exceeding50%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected82%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected89%
Exceeding43%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
41
How many got their first choice?
30of 41 (73.2%)
How many applied in total?
75

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
11.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
4.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
107 girls, 102 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 90% (2018/19), currently 75%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1672.0%7.0%+4.0-0.6+2.9
2016/1780.0%30.0%+1.3+1.6+1.6
2017/1850.0%13.0%-2.0+2.9-1.4
2018/1990.0%13.0%+1.5-0.5+1.9
2022/2371.0%11.0%+0.20.0+2.5
2023/2469.0%7.0%---
2024/2575.0%21.0%---
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