Purleigh Community Primary School

General Information

Address: Pump Lane, Purleigh, Chelmsford, CM3 6PJ
Phone: 01621828282
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Neil Stotter
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 206
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 20
% eligible for free school meals: 9.7%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 3.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 7.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 15.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 16 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

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Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #7 of 16 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#5Maldon Primary SchoolGood
#6Maylandsea Primary SchoolGood
#7Purleigh Community Primary SchoolGood
#8St Cedd's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#9St Francis Catholic Primary School, MaldonGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#2Cold Norton Primary SchoolGood
#3Great Totham Primary SchoolGood
#4Heybridge Primary SchoolGood
#5Maldon Primary SchoolGood
#6Maylandsea Primary SchoolGood
#7Purleigh Community Primary SchoolGood
#8St Cedd's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#9St Francis Catholic Primary School, MaldonGood
#10St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#11St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-CrouchGood
#12St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, TillinghamGood
#13Tollesbury SchoolGood
#14Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary AcademyGood
#15Wentworth Primary SchoolGood
#16Christchurch Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £5,248 (2024-25)

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Ranked #18 of 19 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#16Cold Norton Primary School£5,675
#17Great Totham Primary School£5,553
#18Purleigh Community Primary School£5,248
#19Woodham Walter Church of England Primary Academy£1,951

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Limebrook Primary School and Nursery£11,504
#2St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham£9,765
#3Tollesbury School£9,027
#4Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy£7,937
#5Christchurch Church of England Primary School£7,516
#6Maldon Primary School£7,231
#7All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,756
#8St Cedd's Church of England Primary School£6,602
#9St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch£6,444
#10Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School£6,341
#11Wentworth Primary School£5,931
#12Maylandsea Primary School£5,922
#13St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon£5,916
#14St Leonard's Church of England Primary School£5,909
#15Heybridge Primary School£5,783
#16Cold Norton Primary School£5,675
#17Great Totham Primary School£5,553
#18Purleigh Community Primary School£5,248
#19Woodham Walter Church of England Primary Academy£1,951

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