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Prettygate Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Community school
Plume Avenue, Colchester CO3 4PH · prettygateschools.co.uk · 01206 577608
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 250
- 98% of 256 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 16%
- First language not English
- 17.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 7 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Prettygate Junior School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 6 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (60 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 60
- 24% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied