Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Colchester, Essex
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils is a primary school in Colchester, Essex for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 July 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Trafalgar Road, Lexden, Colchester, CO3 9AS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 236 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to talk about, and show off, their school.”
- “They appreciate the positive relationships they have with their ‘amazing’ teachers.”
- “Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are safe and well cared for.”
To improve
- “In a couple of subjects, they have not set out what they want pupils to learn year on year.”
- “In these subjects, some teachers are uncertain about what pupils should have learned in previous years.”
- “Teachers choose activities that interest and enthuse pupils, but do not securely build up pupils’ subject knowledge over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 September 2023 (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) | 67% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Home Farm Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 0.3 mi Not judged
- Stanway Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Stanway Fiveways Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Lakelands Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding
- Prettygate Infant School 1.0 mi Good
- Prettygate Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Gosbecks Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good