Schools in CO1
Primary and secondary schools serving CO1, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 34,795 (2024)
CO1Postcode district · Colchester
Schools in CO1
9 schools in CO1: 6 primary, 1 secondary and 2 other. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 7 that publish a capacity are 99% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent11.1%
- Good66.7%
- Not rated22.2%
The largest schools here
- St Helena SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 986 pupils · 99% fullGood0.8 miles · January 2024
- St. George's SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 609 pupils · 97% fullGood0.6 miles · November 2023
- St John's Green Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 591 pupils · 94% fullGood0.2 miles · April 2023
- North Primary School and NurseryPrimary · ages 3–11 · 458 pupils · 109% fullGood0.8 miles · March 2023
- St James the Great Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 438 pupils · 104% fullGood0.9 miles · September 2019
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 209 pupils · 100% fullExcellent0.6 miles · November 2023
- Kendall Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 209 pupils · 100% fullGood1.1 miles · June 2023
- The Sixth Form College ColchesterSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99Not rated0.5 miles
- Colchester InstituteSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99Not rated0.7 miles
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.