Monkwick Junior School
Primary schoolMonkwick Junior School is a primary school in Colchester, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 234 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 8 June 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 54% of pupils at Monkwick Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Monkwick Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 202580 m
- The Thomas Lord Audley SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, March 2025. Attainment 8 of 41.2 (2025/26, provisional)100 m
- St. George's SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Cherry Tree AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), February 2022. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Montgomery Primary School, ColchesterPrimary. Improved significantly, March 2025. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Old Heath Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Colchester
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).