St John's Green Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Colchester, Essex
St John's Green Primary School is a primary school in Colchester, Essex for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- St John's Green, Colchester, CO2 7HE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 591 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils achieve well at St John’s Green.”
- “They make strong progress in most subjects.”
- “Pupils like their teachers because they are kind and helpful.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, some learning is too closely connected to other subjects.”
- “For example, in design technology pupils were asked to make Viking longships without the technical skills to effectively join materials.”
- “Pupils do not always gain the subject-specific skills or technical knowledge they need to achieve their best.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 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) | 61% | 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: 55 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 55 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 0.5 mi Outstanding
- Hamilton Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged
- St. George's School 0.6 mi Good
- St James the Great Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- North Primary School and Nursery 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Kendall Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged
- Monkwick Infant and Nursery School 1.3 mi Standards maintained
- Monkwick Junior School 1.3 mi Good