Monkwick Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–7 · Colchester, Essex
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Colchester, Essex for ages 2–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 March 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- School Road, Monkwick, Colchester, CO2 8NN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 149 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and proud to attend this school.”
- “The school works hard to meet the needs of its diverse community.”
- “As a result, pupils share the view that everyone is welcome here.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, some methods to check what pupils have learned do not help teachers know how well pupils are learning the curriculum.”
- “However, on very rare occasions, strategies are not always used consistently to ensure that pupils with SEND learn the curriculum as well as they can.”
- “Some pupils do not attend as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 34 first-preference applications, 36 offers in total, 34 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- 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.
- Monkwick Junior School 0.0 mi Good
- St. George's School 0.8 mi Good
- Cherry Tree Academy 0.8 mi Good
- Old Heath Community Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Kendall Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged
- Montgomery Primary School, Colchester 1.0 mi Improved significantly
- Hamilton Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged
- King's Ford Infant School and Nursery 1.2 mi Not judged