1
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Colchester • Essex • CO1 2QB
1
8 Feb 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Colchester
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2018)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Colchester. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
63
Outstanding
6
Good
52
Median inspection year
2018
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 10% · G: 85% · RI: 2% · I: 3%
2
Lakelands Primary School
Colchester • Essex • CO3 8AJ
1
18 Jun 2023
3
Home Farm Primary School
Colchester • Essex • CO3 4JL
1
6 Sep 2016
4
Hamilton Primary School
Colchester • Essex • CO3 3GB
1
11 Dec 2014
5
Millfields Primary School
Colchester • Essex • CO7 9RD
1
5 Dec 2014
6
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Colchester • Essex • CO3 9BE
1
7 Feb 2014
7
Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Colchester • Essex • CO7 6BZ
2
24 Jun 2024
8
Broomgrove Infant School
Colchester • Essex • CO7 9QB
2
19 Mar 2024
9
St. George's School
Colchester • Essex • CO2 7RU
2
15 Jan 2024
10
Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Colchester • Essex • CO5 7BN
2
19 Sep 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Roach Vale Primary School 2 • Jul 2023
- Mersea Island School 2 • May 2023
- Langenhoe Community Primary School 2 • Feb 2023
- Stanway Fiveways Primary School 2 • Feb 2023
- Boxted St Peter's Church of England School 2 • Jan 2023
- Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery 2 • Jan 2023
- Stanway Primary School 2 • Dec 2022
- Prettygate Infant School 2 • Dec 2022
- Hazelmere Junior School 2 • Sep 2022
- Monkwick Junior School 2 • Sep 2022