St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School is a state-funded primary school in Colchester, East of England, for pupils aged 4 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 267 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 300.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (15 May 2024). 68% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. Admissions data records 46 first-preference applications and 45 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 15 May 2024 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
Ungraded inspection · 15 May 2024: School remains Good
Published 18 Nov 2013.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Essex |
| Applications open | September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 15 January 2027 |
| National offer day | 16 April 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 45 |
| First-preference applications | 46 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 107 |
| First-preference offers | 38 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Subject | School (expected) | School (higher) | Average score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths | 68% | 12% | — |
| Reading | 72% | 24% | 105 |
| Writing | 92% | 20% | — |
| Maths | 76% | 12% | 103 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
22.3 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 2.94% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 0.75% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 91% |
| White other | 4.9% |
| Mixed | 3.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Black | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
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