The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Colchester, Essex

CO6 4AT

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

51.4

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#6,530

National rank

#700

In East of England

#200

In Essex

Top 46%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

63%

% achieving higher RWM ?

Reading average scaled score ?

105.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

105.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Why no data?

Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 53% → 63% ▲ 10.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 207 % FSM ever-6 15.9% % EAL 6.3% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Official sources

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Location

Nearby primary schools

Myland Community Primary School Colchester · 1.2 mi 64.6 Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt Colchester · 1.4 mi 83.9 Queen Boudica Primary School Colchester · 1.7 mi 46.4 Brinkley Grove Primary School Colchester · 2.1 mi 56.4 Highwoods Community Primary School Colchester · 2.1 mi 78.7 Braiswick Primary School Colchester · 2.1 mi 52.2 North Primary School and Nursery Colchester · 2.3 mi 32.9 St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester COLCHESTER · 2.5 mi 65.5