Prettygate Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–7 · Colchester, Essex
Prettygate Infant School is a primary school in Colchester, Essex for ages 5–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 October 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- Plume Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4PH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 172 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 October 2022
Strengths
- “The values of ‘ambition, kindness and respect’ are at the heart of Prettygate Infant School’s offer.”
- “Pupils are kind to one another and enjoy each other’s company.”
- “They learn and play happily together in this warm and welcoming school.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, pupils do not learn as well as they could because the activities teachers set for them do not always precisely match what they want pupils to learn.”
- “Some pupils need extra support to help them to manage their behaviour.”
- “Until recently, there have been gaps in the knowledge of governors.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 December 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 49 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 49 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.
- Prettygate Junior School 0.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Gosbecks Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- King's Ford Infant School and Nursery 0.6 mi Not judged
- Kings Ford Academy 0.6 mi Not judged
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 0.7 mi Not judged
- Home Farm Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hamilton Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils 1.0 mi School remains Good