# Holmwood House School

Holmwood House School is a independent school in Colchester, for pupils aged 0 to 16.

It had 395 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Independent school. Code E115410. [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester)

- Phase: Independent
- Type: Other independent school
- Ages: 0 to 16
- Pupils: 395
- Council: Colchester
- URN: 115410

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lexden-primary-school-with-unit-for-hearing-impaired-pupils-e114707): 780 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Stanway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanway-primary-school-e114732): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Home Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/home-farm-primary-school-e147713): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lexden Springs School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lexden-springs-school-e151484): 1.1 km. Special. Inadequate (overall), January 2024, before the school changed, serious weaknesses
- [The Stanway School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-stanway-school-e137927): 1.2 km. Secondary. School remains Good, June 2023. Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-catholic-primary-school-colchester-e138311): 1.3 km. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/115410)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/115410)

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