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Market Field School

Academy school in Colchester CO7 7ET

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  • School Reference Number: 143589
  • Address: School Road, Elmstead Market, Colchester CO7 7ET
  • Headteacher: Mrs Ruth Whitehead
  • Telephone: 01206 825195
  • Website: marketfieldschool.com
  • Managing Organisation: Hope Learning Community
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy special converter
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 225
  • Local Education Authority: Essex
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 5 to 19
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: December 2016* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 16/10/2019

Rating published on 13/11/2019

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Outstanding

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
11 October 2023 16 November 2023 School inspection
16 October 2019 14 November 2019 School inspection Good
6 December 2016 6 December 2016 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number143589
Local Authority Code881
Local Authority NameEssex
Establishment Number7065
School / College NameMarket Field School
Establishment Type Code44
Establishment typeAcademy special converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-12-2016
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low5
Age range High19
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity225
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils472
Number of Boys351
Number of Girls121
Percentage Free School Meals41.10
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16498
Academy trust or TrustHOPE LEARNING COMMUNITY
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorHope Learning Community
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10061938
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date24-11-2024
StreetSchool Road
LocalityElmstead Market
Address3
TownColchester
County (name)Essex
PostcodeCO7 7ET
Websitewww.marketfieldschool.com
Telephone01206825195
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameRuth
Headteacher/Principal last nameWhitehead
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE07000076
DistrictTendring
Ward CodeE05011932
WardAlresford & Elmstead
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001273
Parliamentary ConstituencyHarwich and North Essex
Urban/Rural CodeD1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
GSS LA CodeE10000012
Easting606229
Northing224379
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Tendring 005
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Tendring 005D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code915
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1998) Essex
Previous establishment number7065
Country
UPRN100091474492
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004577
LSOA CodeE01022052
Free School Meals145
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN143589
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/143589
LAESTAB8817065
School nameMarket Field School
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationAcademy Special Converter
School open date01/12/2016
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authorityEssex
Parliamentary constituencyHarwich and North Essex
Multi-academy trust UID16498
Multi-academy trust nameHOPE LEARNING COMMUNITY
Academy sponsor UID16982
Academy sponsor nameHope Learning Community
PostcodeCO7 7ET
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils472
Statutory lowest age5
Statutory highest age19
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10302746
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection143589
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8817065
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionMarket Field School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Special Converter
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection12/10/2023
Ungraded inspection publication date15/11/2023
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10124524
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date16/10/2019
Publication date13/11/2019
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection143589
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8817065
School name at time of latest graded inspectionMarket Field School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Special Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS448141
Previous inspection start date12/02/2015
Previous publication date09/03/2015
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection115473
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8817065
School name at time of previous graded inspectionMarket Field School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness1
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionOutstanding
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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