Voluntary controlled school · Essex

Kendall Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
209Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115064URN

Recreation Road, Colchester, CO1 2HH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.6per place

2.3 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

139 applications for 30 places · 7th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

3 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
22 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

4.6applications per place, Reception

2.3 above Essex median (2.4) 2.4 above England median (2.2)

139 applications · 30 places offered · 57 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.6; Essex median median 2.4
2025 3.7; Essex median median 2.4
2024 4.5; Essex median median 2.4
2023 4.0; Essex median median 2.4
2022 4.1; Essex median median 2.4
2021 4.4; Essex median median 2.3
2020 4.5; Essex median median 2.4
2019 5.5; Essex median median 2.5
2018 4.8; Essex median median 2.5
2017 4.6; Essex median median 2.6
2016 4.6; Essex median median 2.8
2015 4.5; Essex median median 2.7
2014 4.1; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 13 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	30	139	4.6	57	1.90
Sep 2025	30	110	3.7	48	1.60
Sep 2024	30	135	4.5	53	1.77
Sep 2023	30	120	4.0	46	1.53
Sep 2022	30	122	4.1	57	1.90
Sep 2021	30	131	4.4	53	1.77
Sep 2020	30	134	4.5	54	1.80
Sep 2019	30	165	5.5	58	1.93
Sep 2018	30	144	4.8	56	1.87
Sep 2017	30	138	4.6	52	1.73
Sep 2016	30	138	4.6	42	1.40
Sep 2015	30	135	4.5	38	1.27
Sep 2014	30	124	4.1	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 84% · Maths 88% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%122nd of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	72%	9%	105	107
2023/24	77%	10%	106	107
2022/23	77%	20%	107	107

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

Kendall Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St. George's School
0.9 km · Essex

Good2023

2.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Old Heath Community Primary School
1.0 km · Essex

2026

3.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Unity Primary Academy
1.4 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
1.5 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School
1.6 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place
Monkwick Junior School
1.6 km · Essex

Good2022

54%met the SATs standard
St James the Great Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St John's Green Primary School
1.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 61%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115064 · 881/3001
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 209 on roll
Free school meals: 20.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Recreation Road, Colchester, CO1 2HH
Local authority: Essex · Colchester

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