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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 24 March 2015Graded 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 entry155 applications · 60 places offered · 70 named it first
- 2026 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
- 2025 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
- 2024 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
- 2023 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
- 2022 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
- 2021 3.0; Essex median median 2.3
- 2020 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
- 2019 2.2; Essex median median 2.5
- 2018 2.4; Essex median median 2.5
- 2017 3.0; Essex median median 2.6
- 2016 3.5; Essex median median 2.8
- 2015 3.6; Essex median median 2.7
- 2014 3.0; 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 | 60 | 155 | 2.6 | 70 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2025 | 60 | 163 | 2.7 | 72 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2024 | 60 | 160 | 2.7 | 64 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2023 | 60 | 174 | 2.9 | 75 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2022 | 60 | 162 | 2.7 | 67 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2021 | 60 | 178 | 3.0 | 68 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2020 | 60 | 179 | 3.0 | 82 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2019 | 60 | 130 | 2.2 | 55 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2018 | 59 | 140 | 2.4 | 56 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2017 | 59 | 177 | 3.0 | 60 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2016 | 60 | 209 | 3.5 | 57 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2015 | 60 | 217 | 3.6 | 69 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2014 | 60 | 182 | 3.0 | 67 | 1.12 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 86% · Writing 84% · Maths 86% → all three 78% 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 | 78% | 24% | 108 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 26% | 108 | 109 |
| 2022/23 | 73% | 14% | 106 | 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
- Highwoods Community Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20242.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · EssexSome aspects not as strong20242.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- Remains Good20223.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · EssexRemains Good20232.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · EssexRemains Good20232.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · EssexStandards maintained20242.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · EssexGood20222.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · EssexImproved significantly20253.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- Remains Good20232.2applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 139462 · 881/2424
- Trust
- Highwoods Community Primary School
- Capacity
- 450 pupils · 453 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2013
- Replaced
- Highwoods Community Primary School (URN 114846)
- Address
- Tynedale Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SN
- Local authority
- Essex · Colchester
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources