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Mersea Island School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Foundation school
Barfield Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8QX · merseaschool.org · 01206 382736
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 394
- 84% of 468 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.7%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 41 families put the school first and 41 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 49 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% 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 | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Mersea Island School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 2 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective May 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (100 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 100
- 25% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (28%) with SEND