Holmwood House School
Other independent school in Colchester (Essex).
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Nearby schools
nearest first29 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils, 0.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired PupilsCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 236 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Home Farm Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 422 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 6 |
| Stanway Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 390 | Good, 2022 |
| Lexden Springs SchoolAcademy special sponsor led | 0.7 mi | Special | 301 | Inadequate, 2024This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 252 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| The Stanway SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 1,396 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (May 2013) |
| Stanway Fiveways Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 473 | Good, 2022 |
| Doucecroft SchoolOther independent special | 1.0 mi | Special | 83 | - |
| Lakelands Primary SchoolFree schools | 1.1 mi | Primary | 340 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Colchester County High School for GirlsAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 1,198 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| St Benedict's Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 905 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| Prettygate Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 172 | Good, 2022 |
| Prettygate Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 250 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Philip Morant School and CollegeAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 1,888 | Good, 2023 |
| St Mary's School for GirlsOther independent | 1.4 mi | Independent | 424 | - |
| Braiswick Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 419 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2018) |
| Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West BergholtVoluntary controlled | 1.4 mi | Primary | 411 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2018) |
| Kingswode Hoe SchoolAcademy special converter | 1.5 mi | Special | 167 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and AldhamAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 102 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| North East Essex Co-operative AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter | 1.6 mi | Alternative provision | 105 | Good, 2024 |
| Gosbecks Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 227 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2014) |
| Colchester InstituteFurther education | 1.8 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 1,073 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 4 areas, Strong standard in 3 |
| Paxman AcademyFree schools | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 873 | Good, 2024 |
| St Helena SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 986 | Good, 2024 |
| Hamilton Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 420 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Colchester Prep & High SchoolOther independent | 2.0 mi | Independent | 280 | - |
| King's Ford Infant School and NurseryCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 154 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Kings Ford AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 2.0 mi | Primary | 152 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 9 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 40
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