The Mayflower Primary School
Main Road, Dovercourt, Harwich, CO12 4AJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Head
- Mrs Elizabeth Bartholomew
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 356
- URN
- 114747
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01255502444
About this school
The Mayflower Primary School is a community primary school in Harwich. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 356 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Mayflower Primary School, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 57 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 67% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 12% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 89% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 75% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 68% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 The Mayflower Primary School 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 | 62% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 338 |
| 2023/24 | 375 |
| 2024/25 | 370 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Mayflower Primary School compares
The Mayflower Primary School ranked 326th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 7.5% | 47.8% | 356 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 4.6% | 15.2% | 114 | 0.5 miles |
| Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery | — | — | — | 354 | 0.6 miles |
| All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt | 67% | 5.4% | 33.3% | 194 | 0.6 miles |
| Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery | 31% | 8% | 54% | 222 | 0.8 miles |
| Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery | 64% | 7.5% | 29.9% | 445 | 1.2 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)
- 47.84%
- English as an additional language
- 11.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.47%
- Persistent absence
- 24.54%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.5 miles
-
Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Harwich
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All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt0.6 miles
Primary · Harwich
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Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Harwich
-
Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery1.2 miles
Primary · Harwich
Other schools in Harwich
The Mayflower Primary School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Harwich.
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley Primary
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt Primary
- Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery Primary
- St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey Primary
- Harwich and Dovercourt High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The Mayflower Primary School teach?
- The Mayflower Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Harwich.
- Who is the executive head of The Mayflower Primary School?
- The executive head of The Mayflower Primary School is Mrs Elizabeth Bartholomew, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Mayflower Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Mayflower Primary School, 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 The Mayflower Primary School?
- The Mayflower Primary School has 356 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Mayflower Primary School full?
- The Mayflower Primary School has capacity for 390 pupils and 356 on roll (91%), so it has space against 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 The Mayflower Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Mayflower Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Mayflower Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Mayflower Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have The Mayflower Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Mayflower Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- The Mayflower Primary School ranked 326th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Mayflower Primary School's absence rate?
- The Mayflower Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Mayflower Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Mayflower Primary School'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.