Great Bentley Primary School, Colchester

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Great Bentley Primary School

Plough Road, Great Bentley, Colchester CO7 8LD

http://www.greatbentley.essex.sch.uk

Great Bentley Primary School is an academy. It has about 210 boys and girls aged between 5 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in September 2015. The present school opened in 2023.

This school is a member of Penrose Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Elmstead Primary School, Frinton-on-Sea Primary School, Dale Hall Community Primary School and Claydon Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Attendance, Environment and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Representation and Finances.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
2.2		Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School
2.7		Tendring Primary School
2.7		Alresford Primary School
3.4		St George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley
3.4		Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery
3.7		St Osyth Church of England Primary School
3.7		Engaines Primary School and Nursery
3.9		Elmstead Primary School
4.1		Millfields Primary School
4.2		Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery
4.5		Cann Hall Primary School
4.5		St Clare's Catholic Primary School

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Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Environment: About average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all roughly average.

Progress: About average. Progress in maths is poor, in reading it is about average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is below average, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is very low.

Disadvantaged pupils: There is no information about the progress of disadvantaged pupils.

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