Hamilton Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 4 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Good

Constantine Road, Colchester, CO3 3GBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Hamilton Primary School is a primary school in Colchester for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 604 schools in Essex. It ranks 18th of 69 primary schools in Colchester. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 7 January 2025, report published 2 February 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good
Early years provision: Good
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

62 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths79%

79%, 17 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths10%

10%, 2 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score108

108, 2 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score107

107, 2 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

420 pupils on roll, with places for 420

Eligible for free school meals8.6%

8.6%, 17.9 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language14.3%

14.3%, 7.3 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support7.1%

7.1%, 7.7 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan2.6%

2.6%, 3.4 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Hamilton Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
St John's Green Primary School	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Good	61% met the expected standard
Kings Ford Academy	0.8 miles	Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good	29% met the expected standard
King's Ford Infant School and Nursery	0.8 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good	Not published
Prettygate Infant School	0.9 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
Prettygate Junior School	0.9 miles	Ofsted: Good	77% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mr Nick Hutchings
Phone: 01206572362
Website: hamiltonprimary.com (opens in a new tab)
Address: Constantine Road, Colchester, CO3 3GB
Local authority: Essex
URN: 114706

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.