Broomgrove Junior School
Primary · Community school · Ages 7–11 · Colchester, Essex
Broomgrove Junior School is a primary school in Colchester, Essex for ages 7–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 May 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Broome Grove, Wivenhoe, Colchester, CO7 9QB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 212 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They are safe and say that the trusted adults support them well.”
- “Their attitudes to learning embody the school’s ambition of ‘Being the best we can be together’.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes lessons can be too easy.”
- “This means that some pupils do not always get the practice they need to develop higher order skills, for example reasoning and problem-solving in mathematics.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not progress as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 June 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) | 47% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Broomgrove Infant School 0.0 mi Good
- Millfields Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- Old Heath Community Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Kendall Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged
- Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.7 mi Good
- Unity Primary Academy 1.7 mi Not judged
- Elmstead Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade