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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 October 2024Ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong
- 15 May 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry96 applications · 41 places offered · 40 named it first
- 2026 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
- 2025 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
- 2024 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
- 2023 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
- 2022 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
- 2021 2.2; Essex median median 2.3
- 2020 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
- 2019 2.1; Essex median median 2.5
- 2018 2.1; Essex median median 2.5
- 2017 2.9; Essex median median 2.6
- 2016 2.9; Essex median median 2.8
- 2015 3.1; Essex median median 2.7
- 2014 2.6; 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 | 41 | 96 | 2.3 | 40 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 42 | 90 | 2.1 | 35 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2024 | 54 | 118 | 2.2 | 52 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 52 | 125 | 2.4 | 44 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2022 | 46 | 98 | 2.1 | 35 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2021 | 48 | 105 | 2.2 | 45 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2020 | 52 | 102 | 2.0 | 36 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2019 | 38 | 80 | 2.1 | 36 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2018 | 46 | 97 | 2.1 | 44 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 50 | 144 | 2.9 | 47 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 | 60 | 176 | 2.9 | 66 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2015 | 60 | 186 | 3.1 | 70 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2014 | 60 | 157 | 2.6 | 63 | 1.05 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 85% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Essex median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 76% | 6% | 106 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 2% | 107 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 75% | 8% | 108 | 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
- Brinkley Grove Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolSome aspects not as strong20242.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · EssexRemains Good · improving20242.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
- Remains Good20223.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · EssexStandards maintained20242.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · EssexRemains Good20232.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · EssexRemains Good20232.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · EssexImproved significantly20253.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · EssexGood20222.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- Remains Good20232.2applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 131219 · 881/5280
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 403 on roll
- Free school meals
- 24.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 2 April 1997
- Address
- Rawlings Crescent, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GF
- Local authority
- Essex · Colchester
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources