Cherry Tree Academy

State-Funded School

cherry-tree-academy-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

ColchesterConstituency

CO2 0BGPostcode

8.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Cherry Tree Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 180 pupils. Cherry Tree Academy is part of INSPIRES MAT.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 82%
Higher standard: 12%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

180

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 180
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: INSPIRES MAT

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
28 Mar 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
24 May 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.