Primary
Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Colchester Road, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7NS
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 81 of 105 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Religious character
- Yes
- Trust
- CANONIUM LEARNING TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
Ofsted
Last inspected October 2022
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)SATs results
64%
109.0
62nd of 66 by our score, among the primary schools in Colchester we can score - 73 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 108 |
| Average reading score | 109 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 64% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Colchester Road, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7NS
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Essex admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Ben Asbridge
- Address
- Colchester Road, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7NS
- Telephone
- 01206230394
Other primary schools nearby
- Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School7.5/10
- Langham Primary AcademyNot enough data
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester6.9/10
- Roach Vale Primary School5.7/10
- Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School5.4/10
- Brinkley Grove Primary School6.1/10