Montgomery Primary School, Colchester
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Colchester, Essex
Montgomery Primary School, Colchester is a primary school in Colchester, Essex for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 5 March 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Baronswood Way, Colchester, CO2 9QG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 608 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 5 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are immensely proud of their school.”
- “They recognise and value the very highquality education and opportunities that they access as ‘Monty’ pupils.”
- “They enjoy the wide-ranging and well-taught curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2025 (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) | 67% | 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: 70 first-preference applications, 71 offers in total, 70 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.
- St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester 0.3 mi Not judged
- King's Ford Infant School and Nursery 0.5 mi Not judged
- Kings Ford Academy 0.5 mi Not judged
- Gosbecks Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Monkwick Junior School 0.9 mi Good
- Monkwick Infant and Nursery School 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- Prettygate Infant School 1.0 mi Good
- Prettygate Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next