Voluntary controlled school · Essex

St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
267Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115082URN

66 Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0SU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

107 applications for 45 places · 164th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024

Inspection history

15 May 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
17 October 2013
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Essex median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

107 applications · 45 places offered · 46 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.0; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.9; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.7; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.3; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.3; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.2; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.4; Essex median median 2.8

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	45	107	2.4	46	1.02
Sep 2025	30	78	2.6	33	1.10
Sep 2024	30	75	2.5	35	1.17
Sep 2023	45	73	1.6	50	1.11
Sep 2022	45	85	1.9	44	0.98
Sep 2021	30	60	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2020	41	69	1.7	41	1.00
Sep 2019	35	68	1.9	34	0.97
Sep 2018	24	65	2.7	24	1.00
Sep 2017	33	77	2.3	30	0.91
Sep 2016	45	103	2.3	53	1.18
Sep 2015	41	91	2.2	40	0.98
Sep 2014	45	106	2.4	52	1.16

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 92% · Maths 76% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%165th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	12%	105	103
2023/24	69%	6%	106	105
2022/23	63%	15%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Milldene Primary School
0.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Tiptree Heath Primary School
0.9 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

3.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Baynards Primary School
1.2 km · Essex

2026

4.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Messing Primary School
2.4 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.9applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
4.2 km · Essex

Good2024

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Feering Church of England Primary School
4.4 km · Essex

Good2022

3.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy
5.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Great Totham Primary School
5.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 82%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115082 · 881/3028
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 300 pupils · 267 on roll
Free school meals: 11.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: 66 Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0SU
Local authority: Essex · Colchester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources