Voluntary controlled school · Essex

Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt

5–11Ages
411Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115083URN

New Church Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

115 applications for 59 places · 256th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

86%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2024

Inspection history

24 April 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
20 September 2018
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Essex median (2.4) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

115 applications · 59 places offered · 55 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.0; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.1; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.2; Essex median median 2.5
2017 1.9; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.3; Essex median median 2.8
2015 1.9; Essex median median 2.7
2014 1.9; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 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	59	115	2.0	55	0.93
Sep 2025	60	112	1.9	59	0.98
Sep 2024	58	109	1.9	55	0.95
Sep 2023	51	100	2.0	51	1.00
Sep 2022	55	98	1.8	54	0.98
Sep 2021	54	108	2.0	51	0.94
Sep 2020	55	114	2.1	53	0.96
Sep 2019	59	126	2.1	55	0.93
Sep 2018	60	134	2.2	66	1.10
Sep 2017	60	113	1.9	58	0.97
Sep 2016	60	140	2.3	58	0.97
Sep 2015	60	112	1.9	58	0.97
Sep 2014	60	111	1.9	58	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 91% · Maths 95% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%20th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard59%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard91%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard95%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard59%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	86%	24%	110	110
2023/24	74%	20%	107	107
2022/23	74%	10%	107	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

Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West BergholtThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Braiswick Primary School
2.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham
3.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Myland Community Primary School
3.1 km · Essex

Improved significantly2025

3.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils
3.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.3 km · Essex

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Home Farm Primary School
3.3 km · Essex

2026

4.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Stanway Primary School
3.4 km · Essex

Good2022

2.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115083 · 881/3029
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 411 on roll
Free school meals: 8.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: New Church Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JF
Local authority: Essex · Colchester

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