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Schools in CO3 5

Primary and secondary schools serving CO3 5, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
Colchester
Region
East of England
Population
17,015 (2024)
Schools

Schools in CO3 5

9 schools in CO3 5: 6 primary, 0 secondary and 3 other, including 2 independent. 86% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 8 that publish a capacity are 91% full overall, and 3 have more pupils than places.

Schools
9
in CO3 5
Good or better
86%
Of 7 with an Ofsted grade
How full
91%
Well used: 2,209 pupils for 2,428 places
Over capacity
3
More pupils than places, of 8 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

CO3 5
33%
33%
22%
  • Excellent33.3%
  • Good33.3%
  • Serious concerns11.1%
  • Not rated22.2%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Stanway Fiveways Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · 473 pupils · 75% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · December 2022
  • Home Farm Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 422 pupils · 100% full
    Excellent
    0.9 miles · January 2026
  • Lakelands Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 340 pupils · 81% full
    Excellent
    0.4 miles · May 2023
  • Lexden Springs School
    Other · ages 3–19 · 301 pupils · 104% full
    Serious concerns
    0.4 miles · January 2024
  • St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 252 pupils · 116% full
    Excellent
    0.8 miles · January 2014
  • Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 236 pupils · 112% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · July 2023
  • Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham
    Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 102 pupils · 73% full
    Good
    1.4 miles · September 2022
  • Doucecroft School
    Other · ages 3–19 · Independent · 83 pupils · 83% full
    Not rated
    0.6 miles
  • The Willows
    Other · ages 11–17 · Independent
    Not rated
    0.9 miles
How we rate schools

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.

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