Community school · Essex

Stanway Primary School

5–11Ages
390Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114732URN

Villa Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0RH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.4 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

124 applications for 44 places · 103rd 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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 9 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Essex median (2.4) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

124 applications · 44 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2025 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.4; Essex median median 2.4
2022 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2021 3.8; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.1; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.6; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.6; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.6; Essex median median 2.6
2016 3.0; Essex median median 2.8
2015 3.6; Essex median median 2.7
2014 3.8; 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	44	124	2.8	39	0.89
Sep 2025	40	132	3.3	38	0.95
Sep 2024	53	173	3.3	46	0.87
Sep 2023	51	173	3.4	45	0.88
Sep 2022	49	162	3.3	47	0.96
Sep 2021	45	171	3.8	41	0.91
Sep 2020	54	168	3.1	52	0.96
Sep 2019	59	151	2.6	53	0.90
Sep 2018	58	153	2.6	54	0.93
Sep 2017	59	155	2.6	43	0.73
Sep 2016	60	177	3.0	56	0.93
Sep 2015	40	144	3.6	40	1.00
Sep 2014	40	151	3.8	43	1.08

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 66% · Maths 74% → 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 standard75%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard31%

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%	7%	106	104
2023/24	35%	0%	104	101
2022/23	54%	7%	106	103

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

Stanway Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Stanway Fiveways Primary School
0.6 km · Essex

Good2022

2.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Lakelands Primary School
0.7 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils
0.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
1.0 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Home Farm Primary School
1.1 km · Essex

2026

4.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Prettygate Junior School
2.1 km · Essex

Remains Good · improving2024

77%met the SATs standard
Prettygate Infant School
2.1 km · Essex

Good2022

2.7applications per place
Gosbecks Primary School
2.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114732 · 881/2041
Capacity: 420 pupils · 390 on roll
Free school meals: 17.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Villa Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0RH
Local authority: Essex · Colchester

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