Kirby Primary Academy

EssexAcademy sponsor led

Halstead Road, Kirby Cross, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0LW

Headteacher: Mrs Debbie BylesSchool website ↗Pupils: 209 (capacity: 210)Part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
91% of first-choice applicants offered a place
63%
Reading, Writing & Maths
91%
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.
63.0%
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%.
3.0%
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 80%·Writing 77%·Maths 73%All three 63%
Reading
Expected80%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected77%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected73%
Exceeding7%
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?
33
How many got their first choice?
30of 33 (90.9%)
How many applied in total?
73

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
40.0%
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).
20.0%
Boys and girls
44%girls·56%boys
93 girls, 116 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 67% (2017/18), currently 63%

* 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
2015/1650.0%5.0%+0.3+4.1+0.6
2016/1758.0%3.0%+0.6+0.5-0.9
2017/1867.0%7.0%+0.5-0.3+0.3
2018/1941.0%9.0%-2.6+0.8-1.9
2022/2355.0%3.0%-1.8+0.4-1.2
2023/2430.0%3.0%---
2024/2563.0%3.0%---
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