Old Heath Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Colchester, Essex
Old Heath Community Primary School is a primary school in Colchester, Essex for ages 4–11 (community school).
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Key facts
- Address
- Old Heath Road, Colchester, CO2 8DD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 209 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud and positive advocates for their school.”
- “They are eager to share their learning.”
- “Pupils talk with enthusiasm about the subjects they study.”
To improve
- “Variation in curriculum sequencing means that, in some subjects, pupils do not develop deeper or more complex knowledge as effectively as they could.”
- “They should use new information, like the clubs and inclusion analysis, more regularly.”
- “The curriculum does not yet ensure that pupils build knowledge securely and progressively across all subjects.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 June 2026 (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) | 70% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 19 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.
- Kendall Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged
- Monkwick Infant and Nursery School 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- Monkwick Junior School 1.0 mi Good
- St. George's School 1.0 mi Good
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge 1.2 mi Standards maintained
- Cherry Tree Academy 1.2 mi Good
- Broomgrove Infant School 1.3 mi Good
- Broomgrove Junior School 1.3 mi School remains Good