Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Mill Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NN
This school is closed (it closed in October 2023).
It was replaced by Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ceri Daniels
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 115
- Pupils on roll
- 115
- URN
- 115078
- Local authority
- Essex
About this school
Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Colchester. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 115 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - |
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 Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 | 48% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 96% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.7% | 0.9% | 115 | — |
| Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 60% | 4.8% | 2.1% | 84 | 0.0 miles |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham | 71% | 5.7% | 24.8% | 102 | 1.1 miles |
| Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt | 86% | 3.9% | 8.8% | 411 | 2.0 miles |
| Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School | 63% | 4.9% | 4.5% | 82 | 2.0 miles |
| Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 58% | 7.7% | 26.8% | 86 | 2.5 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0.9%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.7%
- Persistent absence
- 6.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Colchester
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Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham1.1 miles
Primary · Colchester
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Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt2.0 miles
Primary · Colchester
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Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Colchester
Other 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 year groups does Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Colchester.
- Has Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 115 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 31 October 2023.