Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery
Park Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Colchester for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 604 schools in Essex. It ranks 64th of 69 primary schools in Colchester. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in December 2012.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 5 December 2012, report published 21 December 2012
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 10 May 2023
Pupils enjoy coming to this friendly and caring school. Pupils are well looked after by staff. They make sure that pupils feel safe and are safe. Pupils say they love their learning. They respond very positively to the high expectations set by their teachers in terms of their behaviour and their learning. As a result, pupils do well in most subjects. Pupils appreciate the opportunities to take on a range of leadership roles, such as in the 'Sibley squad', where pupils take turns to help the headteacher. These roles also embrace the school values of respect and care. Older pupils act as 'buddies', looking after younger children at playtimes. Pupils say there is no bullying in the school. Pupils enjoy a range of opportunities to learn outside of the classroom. These include taking part in sporting tournaments with local schools, visits to study history at local castles and residential camping trips. Pupils are continually inspired by their teachers to be creative in their learning. They have had the opportunity to design and create a nature-based, permanent wall mural in a local play park in collaboration with a nearby secondary school.
What the school should improve
- (Information the school and appropriate authority)
- In a few subjects, the teaching of vocabulary relating to key concepts is not consistently effective. When this happens, pupils are not able to remember this vocabulary, apply this understanding to their work and make links to new concepts. Leaders should ensure that, across all subjects, teachers consolidate pupils' knowledge of key complex and subject-specific terminology so that pupils can build and extend their working knowledge.
- In a few subjects, some pupils are not sufficiently challenged to extend their knowledge. When this happens, pupils do not build sufficiently on their existing knowledge and make the progress that they could. Leaders should ensure that teaching across all subject areas builds effectively on the prior knowledge of pupils and enables them to think deeply about the things that they learn.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
54 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
402 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 28% met the expected standard |
| Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Inadequate | 63% met the expected standard |
| Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 82% met the expected standard |
| Richard de Clare Community Academy | 3 miles | Report card: Expected standard | 48% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Foundation school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jakki Hammond
- Phone
- 01787222205
- Address
- Park Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RH
- Local authority
- Essex
- URN
- 115312
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.