Colchester Institute
Further education 16 plus school in Colchester (Essex).
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Nearby schools
nearest first42 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is St Helena School, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Helena SchoolAcademy converter | 0.1 mi | Secondary | 986 | Good, 2024 |
| The Sixth Form College ColchesterAcademy 16-19 converter | 0.3 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| North Primary School and NurseryCommunity | 0.3 mi | Primary | 458 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2012) |
| Kingswode Hoe SchoolAcademy special converter | 0.4 mi | Special | 167 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| Colchester Prep & High SchoolOther independent | 0.5 mi | Independent | 280 | - |
| Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 1,073 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 4 areas, Strong standard in 3 |
| St Mary's School for GirlsOther independent | 0.6 mi | Independent | 424 | - |
| St John's Green Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 591 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Colchester County High School for GirlsAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 1,198 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| St Benedict's Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 905 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| Hamilton Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 420 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 209 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Braiswick Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Primary | 419 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2018) |
| St James the Great Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Primary | 438 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given |
| Queen Boudica Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 408 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Philip Morant School and CollegeAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 1,888 | Good, 2023 |
| St. George's SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 609 | Good, 2023 |
| Myland Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 307 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2016) |
| 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) |
| Home Farm Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 422 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 6 |
| King's Ford Infant School and NurseryCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 154 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Kings Ford AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Primary | 152 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1 |
| North East Essex Co-operative AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter | 1.6 mi | Alternative provision | 105 | Good, 2024 |
| Willow Brook Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Primary | 186 | Good, 2022 |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 252 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| The Trinity SchoolFree schools | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 780 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3 |
| Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired PupilsCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 236 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Kendall Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.7 mi | Primary | 209 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Highwoods Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 453 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| Friars Grove Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 408 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2013) |
| Paxman AcademyFree schools | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 873 | Good, 2024 |
| The St Aubyn Centre Education DepartmentPupil referral unit | 1.7 mi | Alternative provision | 6 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2014) |
| Holmwood House SchoolOther independent | 1.8 mi | Independent | 395 | - |
| Gosbecks Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 227 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2014) |
| Monkwick Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 149 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| Monkwick Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 234 | Good, 2022 |
| Camulos AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 406 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2019) |
| Montgomery Primary School, ColchesterCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 608 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| The Thomas Lord Audley SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 940 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2016) |
| The Gilberd SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 1,588 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2018) |
| Unity Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 2.0 mi | Primary | 432 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
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 30% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 8 of 10).
Overall deprivation8
Income7
Employment7
Education and skills7
Health6
Crime4
Barriers to housing and services9
Living environment6
most deprivedleast deprived
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
- 80
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