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Littlegarth School

Other independent school in Colchester (Essex).

Pupils
304
on roll
Ofsted
-
no graded judgement
Attendance rate
-
not published
Pupil : Teacher
-
not published
Eligible for free school meals
0.0%
school census 2024/25
SEN support
7.9%
2025/26
Capacity
89%
304 / 340 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
-
not published

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

With a successful history behind it, in 1994 significant change was required for the school to thrive as it moved towards a new century.

Littlegarth Chairman Tania Allsopp, supported by her husband Mark and an enthusiastic and supportive governing board, stepped in with the vision and leadership required to modernise the school by moving it to Horkesley Park and thus setting the foundations for its transformation. It is now a leading school in Essex, but the ethos remains the same.

We are still committed to inspiring a lifelong love of learning in a safe, stimulating and happy environment. We moved from Dedham to Horkesley Park in 1994. The current site of the school is reported to have been part of a royal hunting ground for King John in the early thirteenth century, and was a reform school in more recent history.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • School Life
  • Trips and Visits
  • Music Lessons
  • Friends of Littlegarth School
  • Pastoral Care
  • Times Tables Rock Stars

Key facts

URN
115413
Type
Other independent school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
2 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Essex
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1957

Governing body

No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold. Independent schools, colleges and some other types do not appear in the governance returns.

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