Voluntary aided school · Essex

Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

5–11Ages
96Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115139URN

Church Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7BN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

1.2 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

53 applications for 15 places · 29th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

3.5applications per place, Reception

1.2 above Essex median (2.4) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

53 applications · 15 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.5; Essex median median 2.4
2025 3.6; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2022 4.0; Essex median median 2.4
2021 4.3; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.4; Essex median median 2.4
2019 3.9; Essex median median 2.5
2018 3.4; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.2; Essex median median 2.6
2016 1.6; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.6; Essex median median 2.7
2014 4.2; 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	15	53	3.5	17	1.13
Sep 2025	12	43	3.6	10	0.83
Sep 2024	15	43	2.9	8	0.53
Sep 2023	11	36	3.3	10	0.91
Sep 2022	10	40	4.0	6	0.60
Sep 2021	15	64	4.3	12	0.80
Sep 2020	10	34	3.4	8	0.80
Sep 2019	12	47	3.9	9	0.75
Sep 2018	8	27	3.4	8	1.00
Sep 2017	15	48	3.2	8	0.53
Sep 2016	15	24	1.6	6	0.40
Sep 2015	15	39	2.6	12	0.80
Sep 2014	10	42	4.2	8	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 85% · Maths 62% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%287th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	54%	15%	103	102
2023/24	71%	7%	106	104
2022/23	60%	20%	105	103

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

Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge
1.2 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Millfields Primary School
2.4 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Broomgrove Infant School
2.7 km · Essex

Good2024

2.5applications per place
Broomgrove Junior School
2.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

47%met the SATs standard
Cherry Tree Academy
2.7 km · Essex

Good2022

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Langenhoe Community Primary School
2.9 km · Essex

Good2023

3.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Old Heath Community Primary School
3.0 km · Essex

2026

3.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School
3.8 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115139 · 881/3310
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 96 on roll
Free school meals: 20.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7BN
Local authority: Essex · Colchester

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