Schools in CO7
Primary and secondary schools serving CO7, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 48,871 (2024)
Schools in CO7
21 schools in CO7: 17 primary, 2 secondary and 2 other. 90% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 97% full overall, and 4 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent14.3%
- Good76.2%
- Needs improvement9.5%
The largest schools here
- Colne Community SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,289 pupils · 84% fullGood4.3 miles · June 2023
- East Bergholt High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 902 pupils · 97% fullGood6.7 miles · June 2023
- Brightlingsea Primary School and NurseryPrimary · ages 2–11 · 653 pupils · 104% fullGood4.9 miles · February 2024
- Market Field School and CollegeOther · ages 5–19 · 519 pupils · 231% fullGood0.5 miles · October 2019
- St Osyth Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 290 pupils · 92% fullGood6.7 miles · May 2023
- Great Bentley Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 258 pupils · 96% fullExcellent3.3 miles · November 2022
- Millfields Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 217 pupils · 100% fullExcellent2.2 miles · November 2014
- Alresford Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 216 pupils · 90% fullGood2.2 miles · June 2023
- Broomgrove Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · 212 pupils · 88% fullGood2.3 miles · May 2024
- Elmstead Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 211 pupils · 101% fullGood0.7 miles · September 2019
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 209 pupils · 100% fullExcellent4.2 miles · November 2023
- Tendring Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 208 pupils · 99% fullGood4.7 miles · March 2019
- Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 202 pupils · 96% fullGood4.9 miles · June 2024
- East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 195 pupils · 93% fullGood6.4 miles · July 2024
- Broomgrove Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 4–7 · 158 pupils · 88% fullGood2.3 miles · February 2024
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Great BromleyPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 110 pupils · 92% fullGood1.3 miles · May 2023
- Langham Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 4–11 · 101 pupils · 90% fullGood5.1 miles · November 2023
- Stratford St Mary Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 88 pupils · 84% fullGood6.2 miles · November 2023
- Langham OaksOther · ages 10–16 · Boys · 82 pupils · 102% fullNeeds improvement5.3 miles · February 2018
- Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 81 pupils · 77% fullNeeds improvement3.1 miles · October 2022
- Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 40 pupils · 71% fullGood8.3 miles · May 2024
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.