Foundation school · Essex

Collingwood Primary School

4–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115305URN

Collingwood Road, South Woodham Ferrers, CHELMSFORD, CM3 5YJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.3 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

79 applications for 30 places · 120th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 February 2026Published 25 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

10 February 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
16 June 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.6applications per place, Reception

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

79 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.4; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.8; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.4; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.4; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.1; Essex median median 2.8
2015 3.4; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.7; Essex median median 2.8

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	79	2.6	31	1.03
Sep 2025	32	76	2.4	29	0.91
Sep 2024	31	65	2.1	27	0.87
Sep 2023	32	79	2.5	31	0.97
Sep 2022	40	90	2.3	33	0.83
Sep 2021	32	77	2.4	29	0.91
Sep 2020	23	63	2.7	22	0.96
Sep 2019	29	81	2.8	29	1.00
Sep 2018	28	66	2.4	26	0.93
Sep 2017	28	67	2.4	27	0.96
Sep 2016	37	77	2.1	29	0.78
Sep 2015	17	57	3.4	17	1.00
Sep 2014	35	94	2.7	32	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 68% · Maths 74% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%216th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard32%

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	63%	8%	105	104
2023/24	55%	10%	104	102
2022/23	62%	8%	104	102

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

Collingwood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers
0.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

4.4applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF
0.5 km · Essex

Good2024

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Elmwood Primary School
0.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Woodville Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Riverside Primary School
1.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
3.4 km · Essex

Good2024

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Rettendon Primary School
4.4 km · Essex

Good2023

2.8applications per place
Lift Hockley
4.5 km · Essex

2026

4.2applications per place 80%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: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115305 · 881/5265
Capacity: 315 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 14.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Collingwood Road, South Woodham Ferrers, CHELMSFORD, CM3 5YJ
Local authority: Essex · Chelmsford

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