Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

EssexVoluntary controlled school

Templewood Road, Colchester, CO4 3EZ

Headteacher: Mrs C NewsonSchool website ↗Pupils: 197 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
84% of first-choice applicants offered a place
47%
Reading, Writing & Maths
84%
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.
47.0%
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%.
6.0%
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 66%·Writing 59%·Maths 59%All three 47%
Reading
Expected66%
Exceeding22%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected59%
Exceeding6%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected59%
Exceeding16%
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?
32
How many got their first choice?
27of 32 (84.4%)
How many applied in total?
75

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
59.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
13.0%
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).
34.0%
Boys and girls
55%girls·45%boys
108 girls, 89 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 68% (2016/17), currently 47%

* 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
2015/1647.0%13.0%+2.1+1.4+1.7
2016/1768.0%13.0%+1.1+0.3+0.9
2017/1862.0%7.0%-0.9-0.3-1.4
2018/1967.0%10.0%-1.0-0.3+0.3
2022/2347.0%13.0%-1.8-0.9-3.5
2023/2450.0%7.0%---
2024/2547.0%6.0%---
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