North Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Colchester, Essex
North Primary School and Nursery 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 29 March 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- John Harper Street, Colchester, CO1 1RP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 458 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 March 2023
Strengths
- “North Primary School and Nursery is a friendly school.”
- “Pupils achieve well in many subjects.”
- “This is because leaders and teachers have high expectations in place.”
To improve
- “The revised curriculum is relatively new and is therefore not securely embedded across the school.”
- “Leaders are aware of this, particularly issues pertaining to the school's assessment systems in subjects other than English and mathematics.”
- “For example, in art and history, assessment systems are not providing subject curriculum teams with sufficient information to inform them of the impact of their curriculum plans.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 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) | 47% | 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: 52 first-preference applications, 57 offers in total, 52 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- St John's Green Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 0.7 mi Outstanding
- St James the Great Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Queen Boudica Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Braiswick Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Hamilton Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged
- Myland Community Primary School 1.2 mi Improved significantly
- St. George's School 1.3 mi Good