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Lakelands Primary School
Colchester • Essex • CO3 8AJ
1
18 Jun 2023
Top 10 Primary schools in CO3
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2015)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the postcode area of CO3. 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
10
Outstanding
4
Good
6
Median inspection year
2015
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 40% · G: 60% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
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Home Farm Primary School
Colchester • Essex • CO3 4JL
1
6 Sep 2016
3
Hamilton Primary School
Colchester • Essex • CO3 3GB
1
11 Dec 2014
4
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Colchester • Essex • CO3 9BE
1
7 Feb 2014
5
Stanway Fiveways Primary School
Colchester • Essex • CO3 0QG
2
5 Feb 2023
6
Stanway Primary School
Colchester • Essex • CO3 0RH
2
19 Dec 2022
7
Prettygate Infant School
Colchester • Essex • CO3 4PH
2
1 Dec 2022
8
Prettygate Junior School
Colchester • Essex • CO3 4PH
2
5 Nov 2014
9
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils
Colchester • Essex • CO3 9AS
2
28 Mar 2014
10
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham
Colchester • Essex • CO3 9UE
2
27 Mar 2013
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.