Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · Colchester, Essex
Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery is a primary school in Colchester, Essex for ages 4–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 June 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3JP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 156 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 3 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Hazelmere Infant school.”
- “This is because the school provides a welcoming and inclusive environment for all pupils.”
- “Staff have established positive relationships with pupils.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “This is because staff do not check what pupils understand consistently well.”
- “However, some pupils still have important gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 36 offers in total, 35 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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- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Hazelmere Junior School 0.0 mi Good
- Roach Vale Primary School 0.2 mi Good
- Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Unity Primary Academy 0.5 mi Not judged
- Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery 0.7 mi Good
- Friars Grove Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester 1.1 mi School remains Good
- St James the Great Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained