All 40 primary schools in Colchester. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
Colchester, CO1 2QB · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
Results well above the Colchester average.
39 first choices, 31 offers made
Met the standard at 1193%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Results well above the Colchester average, low absence.
71 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1175%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Colchester, CO3 9BE · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
Results well above the Colchester average, low absence.
41 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1174%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Results well above the Colchester average, low absence.
57 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1172%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Results well above the Colchester average, low absence.
70 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1178%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Results well above the Colchester average, low absence.
53 first choices, 57 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Results well above the Colchester average, low absence.
48 first choices, 58 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Results well above the Colchester average, low absence.
58 first choices, 45 offers made
Met the standard at 1176%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Colchester, CO4 0HH · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
Results well above the Colchester average, low absence.
31 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1172%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Results well above the Colchester average.
Met the standard at 1177%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Results above the Colchester average, low absence.
70 first choices, 71 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Results well above the Colchester average, high absence.
40 first choices, 41 offers made
Met the standard at 1176%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Colchester, CO3 9AS · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
Results above the Colchester average, low absence.
37 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Results above the Colchester average.
49 first choices, 53 offers made
Met the standard at 1166%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Results close to the Colchester average.
55 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1161%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Results above the Colchester average.
53 first choices, 58 offers made
Met the standard at 1166%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Results well below the Colchester average.
22 first choices, 22 offers made
Met the standard at 1153%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Results above the Colchester average.
19 first choices, 21 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Results above the Colchester average, high absence.
31 first choices, 34 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Colchester, CO2 9RA · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
Results below the Colchester average.
20 first choices, 20 offers made
Met the standard at 1156%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Results well below the Colchester average.
46 first choices, 48 offers made
Met the standard at 1154%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Results well below the Colchester average.
52 first choices, 57 offers made
Met the standard at 1147%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Results below the Colchester average.
36 first choices, 43 offers made
Met the standard at 1159%
Colchester 62%England 62%
Colchester, CO4 3EZ · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
Results well below the Colchester average.
29 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1147%
Colchester 62%England 62%
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Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 15 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
8 of the 40 primary schools in Colchester have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious character14 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
Show Good or OutstandingThere are 40 primary schools in Colchester, teaching 12,943 children. 24 are run by the council and 13 are academies or free schools. Among them are 1 special and 3 independent schools.
100% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
62.3% of pupils in Colchester met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 93%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
22.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,614 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 13.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.