ALL schools strive to be the best, and the way to typically measure this is through Ofsted reports.
Ofsted - The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills - is a non-ministerial department of the UK government.
The body visits schools for inspections, and over two full days, will spend most of their time observing lessons and talking to a range of pupils and staff about important aspects of the school’s work.
Following this, the school will be ranked ‘outstanding’, ‘good’, ‘requires improvement’ or ‘inadequate’.
A school judged ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ at its most recent inspection will normally receive an inspection approximately every four years, and this will be less if the school is of a lower rating.
Here are the primary schools in and around Colchester ranked good or ‘outstanding’ based on their latest published inspection, which can be full or short inspection visits.
There are some schools that are not yet ranked, this may be because:
- a newly registered school hasn’t been inspected yet
- an inspection has taken place recently, but the report hasn’t been published yet
- a school that has recently become an academy may not have been inspected yet
- an ‘outstanding’ school that has become an academy may be exempt from routine inspection.
Lawford C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School, The Avenue – OUTSTANDING
Fordham All Saints C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Mill Road – OUTSTANDING
Dedham C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Parson’s Field – OUTSTANDING
Montgomery Infant School and Nursery, Baronswood Way – OUTSTANDING
St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School, Clairmont Road – OUTSTANDING
Millfields Primary School, Bowes Road – OUTSTANDING
Great Bentley Primary School, Plough Road – OUTSTANDING
Kelvedon St Mary’s C of E Primary Academy, Docwra Road – OUTSTANDING
Highfields Primary School, Colchester Road – OUTSTANDING
Hamilton Primary School, Constantine Road – OUTSTANDING
Hazelmere Junior School, Hawthorn Avenue – GOOD
Mersea Island School, Barfield Road – GOOD
Milldene Primary School, Barbrook Lane – GOOD
Roach Vale Primary School, Roach Vale – GOOD
St Andrew's C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Mandeville Road - GOOD
Stratford St Mary Primary School, Stratford St Mary – GOOD
Holy Trinity C of E Primary School, Fiddlers Folley – GOOD
St Mary’s C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester Road – GOOD
St John’s C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Clay Lane Grove – GOOD
Stanway Fiveways Primary School, Winstree Road – GOOD
St Peter’s C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Myneer Park – GOOD
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery, Barnardiston Road – GOOD
Stanway Primary School, Villa Road – GOOD
Chappel C of E Controlled Primary School, The Street – GOOD
Unity Primary School, Hickory Avenue – GOOD
Layer-de-la-Haye C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School, High Road – GOOD
Queen Boudica Primary School, Cowper Crescent – GOOD
North Primary School and Nursery, John Harper Street – GOOD
St John’s Green Primary School, St John’s Green – GOOD
St George’s School, Canterbury Road – GOOD
Boxted St Peter’s C of E School, Charter’s Hill – GOOD
Fingringhoe C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School, Church Road – GOOD
Parsons Health C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Templewood Road – GOOD
Alresford Primary School, Ford Lane – GOOD
St George’s C of E Primary School, Brook Street – GOOD
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils, Trafalgar Road - GOOD
Friars Grove Primary School, Upland Drive – GOOD
Kendall C of E Primary School, Recreation Road – GOOD
Langham Primary School, School Road – GOOD
Gosbecks Primary School, Owen Ward Close – GOOD
Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery, Hawthorn Avenue – GOOD
Iceni Academy, Gloucester Avenue – GOOD
Prettygate Junior School, Plume Avenue – GOOD
Great Tey C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Chrismund Way – GOOD
Braiswick Primary School, Apprentice Drive – GOOD
Messing Primary School, School Road – GOOD
Heathlands C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School, New Church Road – GOOD
St Luke’s C of E Controlled Primary School, Church Road – GOOD
Broomgrove Junior School, Broom Grove – GOOD
King’s Ford Infant School and Nursery, Gloucester Avenue – GOOD
St Lawrence C of E Primary School, Rectory Road – GOOD
Highwoods Community Primary School, Tynedale Square – GOOD
Langenhoe Community Primary School, Bracken Way – GOOD
Brinkley Grove Primary School, Rawlings Crescent – GOOD
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School, School Road – GOOD
Camulos Academy, Whitmore Drive – GOOD
St Michael’s Primary School and Nursery, Camulodunum Way – GOOD
St James’ C of E Primary School, Guildford Road – GOOD
Elmstead Primary School, Elmcroft, Holly Way – GOOD
Prettygate Infant School, Plume Avenue – GOOD
Nayland Primary School, Bear Street – GOOD
Montgomery Junior School, Baronswood Way – GOOD
Lexden Springs School, Winstree Road – GOOD
Birch C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School, School Hill – GOOD
Myland Community Primary School, Mill Road – GOOD
The Bishop William Ward C of E Primary School, Coach Road – GOOD
Capel St Mary C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School, The Street – GOOD
Baynards Primary School, Townsend Road – GOOD
Copford C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School, School Road – GOOD
Old Heath Community Primary School, Old Heath Road – GOOD
Broomgrove Infant School, Broom Grove – GOOD
Cherry Tree Academy, Holt Drive, Mersea Road – GOOD
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