Academy sponsor led · Essex

Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
84Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150124URN

Mill Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NN

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Safeguarding not effective

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Inadequate

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.3 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

38 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Safeguarding: not effective at the latest graded inspection

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate · 29 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management			Inadequate
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Essex median (2.4) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

38 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.9; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2022 2.5; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2021 2.9; Essex median median 2.3; as the previous school
2020 3.1; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2019 3.5; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2018 4.2; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 3.9; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 4.7; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 3.6; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 3.5; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 115078), the previous school.

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	14	38	2.7	14	1.00
Sep 2025	11	28	2.6	11	1.00
Sep 2024	9	30	3.3	7	0.78
Sep 2023 *	16	47	2.9	15	0.94
Sep 2022 *	15	38	2.5	15	1.00
Sep 2021 *	15	44	2.9	15	1.00
Sep 2020 *	17	52	3.1	21	1.24
Sep 2019 *	20	69	3.5	28	1.40
Sep 2018 *	17	72	4.2	18	1.06
Sep 2017 *	17	66	3.9	23	1.35
Sep 2016 *	17	80	4.7	34	2.00
Sep 2015 *	17	61	3.6	16	0.94
Sep 2014 *	17	59	3.5	18	1.06

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 73% · Maths 73% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%238th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	60%	0%	106	104
2023/24
2022/23

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

Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham
1.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt
3.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School
3.3 km · Essex

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Stanway Primary School
4.3 km · Essex

Good2022

2.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Lakelands Primary School
4.4 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils
4.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Stanway Fiveways Primary School
4.9 km · Essex

Good2022

2.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150124 · 881/2190
Trust: Life Education Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 115 pupils · 84 on roll
Free school meals: 2.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2023
Replaced: Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 115078)
Address: Mill Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NN
Local authority: Essex · Colchester

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