Community school · Essex

St John's Green Primary School

5–11Ages
591Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114711URN

St John's Green, Colchester, CO2 7HE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

135 applications for 60 places · 191st of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2023

Inspection history

26 April 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
7 November 2017
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to Essex median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

135 applications · 60 places offered · 55 named it first

2026 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.5; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2019 3.1; Essex median median 2.5
2018 3.4; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.4; Essex median median 2.6
2016 3.7; Essex median median 2.8
2015 3.1; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.9; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	135	2.3	55	0.92
Sep 2025	59	173	2.9	54	0.92
Sep 2024	86	217	2.5	71	0.83
Sep 2023	90	241	2.7	102	1.13
Sep 2022	90	239	2.7	88	0.98
Sep 2021	90	226	2.5	73	0.81
Sep 2020	90	249	2.8	92	1.02
Sep 2019	90	275	3.1	106	1.18
Sep 2018	90	309	3.4	96	1.07
Sep 2017	90	304	3.4	99	1.10
Sep 2016	90	334	3.7	87	0.97
Sep 2015	90	277	3.1	83	0.92
Sep 2014	90	260	2.9	75	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 69% · Maths 82% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%234th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	6%	106	104
2023/24	67%	9%	107	105
2022/23	62%	7%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St John's Green Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
The Sixth Form College Colchester
0.6 km · Essex

Not yet inspected
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
0.7 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Hamilton Primary School
1.0 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St. George's School
1.0 km · Essex

Good2023

2.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St James the Great Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
North Primary School and Nursery
1.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Kendall Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School
2.0 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114711 · 881/2011
Capacity: 630 pupils · 591 on roll
Free school meals: 21.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: St John's Green, Colchester, CO2 7HE
Local authority: Essex · Colchester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources