Passmores & The High

Summary

Passmores & The High (E02004550) is part of Essex local authority (view on map). Passmores & The High has an approximate population of 9,000 people, of which 22% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Passmores & The High neighbours Nettleswell, Little Parndon & Hare Street, Bush Fair & Brays Grove, Great Parndon & Katherines, Staple Tye & Latton Bush, and Kingsmoor.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Passmores & The High is the 156th least deprived area in Essex (out of 178) with 46% of children living in low-income families, compared to 30% across Essex and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Passmores & The High, 29% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 21% in Essex and 27% nationally.


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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Passmores & The High % in Essex % in England
Eligible for free school meals 29% 21% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 71% 79% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Passmores & The High, 19% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 18% in Essex, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.


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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Passmores & The High % in Essex % in England
No special educational needs 81% 82% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 14% 13% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Passmores & The High, 36% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 19% in Essex, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.


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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Passmores & The High % in Essex % in England
White 63% 79% 67%
Asian 11% 6% 14%
Black 14% 5% 7%
Mixed 8% 6% 7%
Other 2% 1% 3%
Not known 2% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Passmores & The High with English as an additional language is 30%, compared with 11% in Essex, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Passmores & The High % in Essex % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 30% 11% 22%
Known or believed to be English 70% 89% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Passmores & The High has 5 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Passmores & The High
All childcare providers 5
Childminders 3
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Passmores & The High since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Passmores & The High has 5 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Passmores & The High
All state-funded schools 5
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 1
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Passmores & The High since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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