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36 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is King's Ford Infant School and Nursery, 0.0 miles away.

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		Phase		Ofsted
King's Ford Infant School and NurseryCommunity	0.0 mi	Primary	154	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Paxman AcademyFree schools	0.3 mi	Secondary	873	Good, 2024
North East Essex Co-operative AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter	0.4 mi	Alternative provision	105	Good, 2024
Gosbecks Primary SchoolCommunity	0.5 mi	Primary	227	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2014)
Montgomery Primary School, ColchesterCommunity	0.5 mi	Primary	608	Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given
St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, ColchesterCommunity	0.5 mi	Primary	228	No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good
Prettygate Infant SchoolCommunity	0.6 mi	Primary	172	Good, 2022
Prettygate Junior SchoolCommunity	0.6 mi	Primary	250	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2014)
Philip Morant School and CollegeAcademy converter	0.7 mi	Secondary	1,888	Good, 2023
Hamilton Primary SchoolCommunity	0.8 mi	Primary	420	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Colchester County High School for GirlsAcademy converter	0.9 mi	Secondary	1,198	Outstanding, 2023
St Benedict's Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided	0.9 mi	Secondary	905	Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013)
Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolAcademy converter	1.1 mi	Secondary	1,073	Report card, 2026Exceptional in 4 areas, Strong standard in 3
St Mary's School for GirlsOther independent	1.1 mi	Independent	424	-
Colchester Prep & High SchoolOther independent	1.2 mi	Independent	280	-
The Thomas Lord Audley SchoolAcademy converter	1.2 mi	Secondary	940	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2016)
Monkwick Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter	1.2 mi	Primary	149	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2019)
Monkwick Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led	1.2 mi	Primary	234	Good, 2022
Kingswode Hoe SchoolAcademy special converter	1.3 mi	Special	167	Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterAcademy converter	1.3 mi	Primary	252	No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding
Home Farm Primary SchoolAcademy converter	1.3 mi	Primary	422	Report card, 2026Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 6
St John's Green Primary SchoolCommunity	1.4 mi	Primary	591	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017)
St. George's SchoolCommunity	1.5 mi	Primary	609	Good, 2023
The Sixth Form College ColchesterAcademy 16-19 converter	1.5 mi	16 plus	-	-
Stanway Fiveways Primary SchoolCommunity	1.5 mi	Primary	473	Good, 2022
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired PupilsCommunity	1.6 mi	Primary	236	Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014)
Colchester InstituteFurther education	1.6 mi	16 plus	-	-
Lexden Springs SchoolAcademy special sponsor led	1.7 mi	Special	301	Inadequate, 2024This inspection was of the school this one replaced.
St Helena SchoolAcademy converter	1.7 mi	Secondary	986	Good, 2024
The Stanway SchoolAcademy converter	1.7 mi	Secondary	1,396	Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (May 2013)
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterAcademy converter	1.8 mi	Primary	209	Outstanding, 2023
Cherry Tree AcademyAcademy sponsor led	1.8 mi	Primary	180	Good, 2022
North Primary School and NurseryCommunity	1.8 mi	Primary	458	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2012)
Stanway Primary SchoolCommunity	1.8 mi	Primary	390	Good, 2022
Holmwood House SchoolOther independent	2.0 mi	Independent	395	-
Lakelands Primary SchoolFree schools	2.0 mi	Primary	340	Outstanding, 2023

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

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This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 2 of 10).

Overall deprivation2

Income2

Employment2

Education and skills2

Health2

Crime2

Barriers to housing and services6

Living environment9

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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: 170

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