Kings Ford Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 7–11 · Colchester, Essex
Kings Ford Academy is a primary school in Colchester, Essex for ages 7–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 10 June 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Gloucester Avenue, Shrub End, Colchester, CO2 9AZ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 152 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 10 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy with recent changes in the school.”
- “They recognise that their school is improving.”
- “Pupils enjoy opportunities to contribute to making the school better and have ideas about how that can happen.”
To improve
- “However, these expectations are not realised consistently across all curriculum areas.”
- “However, expectations of pupils’ behaviour are not consistently high.”
- “Some pupils are easily distracted from learning or are disrespectful to others.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 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) | 29% | 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.
- King's Ford Infant School and Nursery 0.0 mi Not judged
- Montgomery Primary School, Colchester 0.5 mi Improved significantly
- St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester 0.5 mi Not judged
- Gosbecks Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Prettygate Infant School 0.6 mi Good
- Prettygate Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Hamilton Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Monkwick Junior School 1.2 mi Good