Community school · Essex

Queen Boudica Primary School

4–11Ages
408Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135585URN

Cowper Crescent, Colchester, CO4 5XT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

118 applications for 53 places · 198th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

14 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
26 June 2013
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Essex median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

118 applications · 53 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2021 3.2; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.2; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.9; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.6; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.0; Essex median median 2.6
2016 3.3; Essex median median 2.8
2015 3.2; Essex median median 2.7
2014 3.6; 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	53	118	2.2	49	0.92
Sep 2025	47	117	2.5	46	0.98
Sep 2024	45	123	2.7	45	1.00
Sep 2023	51	111	2.2	47	0.92
Sep 2022	52	133	2.6	48	0.92
Sep 2021	42	134	3.2	38	0.90
Sep 2020	37	120	3.2	28	0.76
Sep 2019	43	124	2.9	39	0.91
Sep 2018	56	147	2.6	54	0.96
Sep 2017	46	140	3.0	42	0.91
Sep 2016	60	200	3.3	61	1.02
Sep 2015	60	193	3.2	74	1.23
Sep 2014	60	216	3.6	87	1.45

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 77% · Maths 78% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%190th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	66%	3%	107	106
2023/24	68%	8%	108	106
2022/23	58%	15%	106	106

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

Queen Boudica Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Myland Community Primary School
0.8 km · Essex

Improved significantly2025

3.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
North Primary School and Nursery
1.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Highwoods Community Primary School
1.3 km · Essex

Remains Good · improving2024

2.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Camulos Academy
1.4 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Braiswick Primary School
1.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Brinkley Grove Primary School
1.7 km · Essex

Some aspects not as strong2024

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
The Sixth Form College Colchester
1.8 km · Essex

Not yet inspected
St James the Great Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 135585 · 881/3839
Capacity: 420 pupils · 408 on roll
Free school meals: 16.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2009
Address: Cowper Crescent, Colchester, CO4 5XT
Local authority: Essex · Colchester

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