Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils
Trafalgar Road, Lexden, Colchester, CO3 9AS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Alex Candler
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 236
- URN
- 114707
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206573519
About this school
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils is a community primary school in Colchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 236 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 July 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 66% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 10% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 90% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 83% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 90% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 221 |
| 2023/24 | 223 |
| 2024/25 | 230 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils compares
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils ranked 172nd of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.3% | 31.5% | 236 | — |
| Home Farm Primary School | 75% | 3.8% | 6.4% | 422 | 0.2 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester | 74% | 3.7% | 8.3% | 252 | 0.3 miles |
| Stanway Primary School | 61% | 5.6% | 17.1% | 390 | 0.5 miles |
| Stanway Fiveways Primary School | 54% | 5.2% | 21.4% | 473 | 0.6 miles |
| Lakelands Primary School | — | 5% | 16.4% | 340 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.47%
- English as an additional language
- 14.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.33%
- Persistent absence
- 8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Home Farm Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester0.3 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Stanway Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Stanway Fiveways Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Lakelands Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Colchester
Other schools in Colchester
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils ranks 29th of the 66 ranked primary schools in Colchester.
- Alresford Primary School Primary
- Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Baynards Primary School Primary
- Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Boxted St Peter's Church of England School Primary
- Braiswick Primary School Primary
- Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Brinkley Grove Primary School Primary
- Broomgrove Infant School Primary
- Broomgrove Junior School Primary
- Camulos Academy Primary
- Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils teach?
- Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils?
- The headteacher of Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils is Mr Alex Candler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils?
- Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils has 236 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils full?
- Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils has capacity for 210 pupils and 236 on roll (112%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils a faith school?
- No. Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils has no designated religious character.
- Does Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils have?
- The schools register lists Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils compare with other schools in Essex?
- Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils ranked 172nd of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils's absence rate?
- Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.