Gosbecks Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Colchester, Essex
Gosbecks 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 7 February 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Owen Ward Close, Shrub End, Gosbecks Primary School, Colchester, CO2 9DG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 227 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 February 2024
Strengths
- “Gosbecks’ golden goals of ‘be kind, show respect and make good choices’ help pupils to grow and develop.”
- “Pupils are polite and friendly.”
- “They engage well in conversation.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, where the curriculum is still being developed, teaching is less effective.”
- “In these subjects, the curriculum plans do not identify the small steps of knowledge that pupils need to learn.”
- “Pupils sometimes struggle to make the links to what they have learned before.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 March 2024 (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) | 53% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 22 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Prettygate Infant School 0.5 mi Good
- Prettygate Junior School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- King's Ford Infant School and Nursery 0.5 mi Not judged
- Kings Ford Academy 0.5 mi Not judged
- St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester 0.7 mi Not judged
- Montgomery Primary School, Colchester 0.9 mi Improved significantly
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 0.9 mi Not judged
- Home Farm Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade