Old Heath Community Primary School

State-Funded School
old-heath-community-primary-school-essex-east-of-englandLink
Region
East of EnglandRegion
EssexLocal Authority
Harwich and North EssexConstituency
Postcode
CO2 8DDPostcode
7.6
Academic Performance
Previous Ofsted

About the School

Old Heath Community Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Essex, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 209 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 14 Apr 2026 · published 22 Jun 2026

Current inspection
Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

  • Inclusion
    Expected standard
  • Curriculum and teaching
    Needs attention
  • Achievement
    Expected standard
  • Attendance and behaviour
    Expected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeing
    Expected standard
  • Early years
    Strong standard
  • Leadership and governance
    Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths
70%
+7% vs national average
Higher standard
13%
+7% vs national average
Reading score
107
+2 vs national average
Maths score
106
+2 vs national average

Ethnicity

White
76%
Asian
5%
Black
9%
Mixed
7%
Any other group
3%
Unclassified
<1%

Pupils

209

Total Pupils

49%Boys
51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals
24%
England average
27%
First language not English
13%
England average
22%
Young carers
0%
England average
1%
0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase
Primary
Age range
4 – 11
Deprivation band
Deprived
Total pupils
209
IDACI quintile
4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 3 December 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted
Report published
Overall
23 Apr 2012
Good

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.

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