Water Lane Primary Academy

Primary · Essex · CM19 5RD · URN 141194

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-05-11Cohort 198

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 25

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 412 schools in Essex

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
36%
Essex 61.1%England 61%
25.1 percentage points below the area average of 61.1
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
4%
Essex 9.3%England 8%
5.2 percentage points below the area average of 9.3
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
100
Essex 105.86England 105
5.9 below the area average of 105.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
97
Essex 104.74England 105
7.7 below the area average of 104.7
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
100
Essex 105.25England 105
5.2 below the area average of 105.3
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
8%
Essex 27.7%England 32%
19.7 percentage points below the area average of 27.7
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
60%
Essex 74.7%
14.7 percentage points below the area average of 74.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
76%
Essex 70.7%
5.3 percentage points above the area average of 70.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
48%
Essex 72.8%
24.8 percentage points below the area average of 72.8
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
25
Essex 42
16.7 below the area average of 41.7
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Essex	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	36% Essex 61.1%England 61%	25.1 percentage points below the area average of 61.1	25 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	4% Essex 9.3%England 8%	5.2 percentage points below the area average of 9.3	4 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	100 Essex 105.86England 105	5.9 below the area average of 105.9	5 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	97 Essex 104.74England 105	7.7 below the area average of 104.7	8 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	100 Essex 105.25England 105	5.2 below the area average of 105.3	5 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	8% Essex 27.7%England 32%	19.7 percentage points below the area average of 27.7	24 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	60% Essex 74.7%	14.7 percentage points below the area average of 74.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	76% Essex 70.7%	5.3 percentage points above the area average of 70.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	48% Essex 72.8%	24.8 percentage points below the area average of 72.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	25 Essex 42	16.7 below the area average of 41.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Essex · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 27.4 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 31.8% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 32.3% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 16.2% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 12.7pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 8% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 4% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 23pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 36% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 61.9% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Water Lane Primary Academy Good at its inspection on 11/05/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Water Lane Primary Academy is a primary school in Essex, postcode CM19 5RD (URN 141194).
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