Hamilton Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Colchester, Essex
Hamilton Primary School is a primary school in Colchester, Essex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 January 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Constantine Road, Colchester, CO3 3GB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 420 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this happy and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils can therefore describe the importance of them and know how to demonstrate them in daily life.”
- “Pupils know that the staff have high expectations of them.”
To improve
- “However, some support for a few pupils with SEND is not well matched to their specific needs.”
- “Consequently, these pupils do not make as much progress as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 79% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 53 first-preference applications, 57 offers in total, 53 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- St John's Green Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- King's Ford Infant School and Nursery 0.8 mi Not judged
- Kings Ford Academy 0.8 mi Not judged
- Prettygate Infant School 0.9 mi Good
- Prettygate Junior School 0.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- St. George's School 1.0 mi Good
- North Primary School and Nursery 1.0 mi School remains Good
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 1.1 mi Outstanding