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Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Colchester Road, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7NS · ardleigh.academy · 01206 230394
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- 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
- 81
- 77% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16%
- First language not English
- 9.9%
- 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, 4 families put the school first and 4 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 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 11 | 7 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 14 | 11 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% 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 | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 115084)
Ofsted
Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 4 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 4 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115084)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 115084), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115084)
Jan 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115084)