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Home Farm Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Shelley Road, Lexden, Colchester CO3 4JL · homefarmprimary.com · 01206 577430
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.94 mi
- 1.51 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 422
- 2 over 420 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 7.3%
- First language not English
- 8.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Alpha Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.94 mi (1.51 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 71 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 80% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 81 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.94 mi1.51 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% 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 | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114752)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Home Farm Primary School on 27 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Exceptional
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 27 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Exceptional |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114752), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114752)
Nov 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114752)
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (89 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Positive
- 95%
- Replies
- 89
- 21% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on 6 parents (7%) whose child was bullied
based on 9 parents (10%) with SEND