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Alton Park Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Academy
Alton Park Road, Clacton-on-Sea CO15 1DL · altonparkjunior.org.uk · 01255 424335
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 35%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 394
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 61.7%
- First language not English
- 11.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Sigma Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 35% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▼35% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 142685)
Ofsted
Alton Park Junior School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 13 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 13 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 142685), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 142685)
May 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 142685)
Sept 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 142685)
What parents said
39% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 39%
- Replies
- 33
- 8% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 61% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (30%) with SEND