Schools near Colchester

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• Colchester County High School for Girls

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · Girls · 1,198 pupils

  Norman Way, Colchester, CO3 3US

  Ofsted 28 Nov 2023: Outstanding

  0.3 miles

• St Benedict's Catholic College

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 16 · 905 pupils

  Norman Way, Colchester, CO3 3US

  Ofsted 19 Jul 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  0.3 miles Roman Catholic

• Hamilton Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 420 pupils

  Constantine Road, Colchester, CO3 3GB

  Ofsted 7 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  0.3 miles

• Philip Morant School and College

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,888 pupils

  Rembrandt Way, Colchester, CO3 4QS

  Ofsted 13 Sep 2023: Good

  0.3 miles

• St Mary's School for Girls

  All-through · Other independent school · ages 2 to 17 · Girls · 424 pupils

  91 Lexden Road, Colchester, CO3 3RB

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  0.4 miles Independent

• Colchester Royal Grammar School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · Boys · 1,073 pupils

  Lexden Road, Colchester, CO3 3ND

  Ofsted report card, 14 Apr 2026

  0.4 miles Christian

• Colchester Prep & High School

  All-through · Other independent school · ages 2 to 16 · 280 pupils

  Wellesley Road, Colchester, CO3 3HD

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  0.5 miles Independent

• Kingswode Hoe School

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 5 to 16 · 167 pupils

  Sussex Road, Colchester, CO3 3QJ

  Ofsted report card, 9 Jun 2026

  0.6 miles

• Prettygate Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 5 to 7 · 172 pupils

  Plume Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4PH

  Ofsted 18 Oct 2022: Good

  0.6 miles

• Prettygate Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 250 pupils

  Plume Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4PH

  Ofsted 7 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

  0.6 miles

• King's Ford Infant School and Nursery

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 7 · 154 pupils

  Gloucester Avenue, Shrub End, Colchester, CO2 9AZ

  Ofsted 1 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  0.7 miles

• Kings Ford Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 7 to 11 · 152 pupils

  Gloucester Avenue, Shrub End, Colchester, CO2 9AZ

  Ofsted 10 Jun 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  0.7 miles

• Paxman Academy

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 16 · 873 pupils

  Paxman Avenue, Colchester, CO2 9DB

  Ofsted 6 Feb 2024: Good

  0.8 miles

• St John's Green Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 5 to 11 · 591 pupils

  St John's Green, Colchester, CO2 7HE

  Ofsted 26 Apr 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  0.9 miles

• The Sixth Form College Colchester

  Sixth form and 16 to 19 · Academy 16-19 converter · ages 16 to 99

  North Hill, Colchester, CO1 1SN

  No inspection in this data yet

  0.9 miles

• St Helena School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 986 pupils

  Sheepen Road, Colchester, CO3 3LE

  Ofsted 30 Jan 2024: Good

  1.0 miles

• Gosbecks Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 5 to 11 · 227 pupils

  Owen Ward Close, Shrub End, Gosbecks Primary School, Colchester, CO2 9DG

  Ofsted 7 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  1.0 miles

• The Willows

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 11 to 17

  131 Straight Road, Colchester, CO3 9DE

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  1.1 miles Independent

• Home Farm Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 422 pupils

  Shelley Road, Lexden, Colchester, CO3 4JL

  Ofsted report card, 27 Jan 2026

  1.1 miles

• Montgomery Primary School, Colchester

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 608 pupils

  Baronswood Way, Colchester, CO2 9QG

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Improved significantly

  1.1 miles