Millfields Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Colchester, Essex
Millfields Primary School is a primary school in Colchester, Essex for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 March 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Bowes Road, Wivenhoe, Colchester, CO7 9RD
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 217 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 March 2025
Strengths
- “Millfields Primary School is a caring school.”
- “From Reception, pupils are eager to share what they have been learning.”
- “Pupils are also kind to each other.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, essential knowledge that pupils need to learn is not always taught in line with the curriculum.”
- “Where this is the case, staff do not check what pupils already know and pupils do not build up their knowledge securely over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 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) | 47% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 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.
- Broomgrove Infant School 0.8 mi Good
- Broomgrove Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge 1.2 mi Standards maintained
- Alresford Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.5 mi Good
- Elmstead Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Old Heath Community Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Kendall Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged