Old Heath Community Primary School
Primary schoolOld Heath Community Primary School is a primary school in Colchester, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 209 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 14 April 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
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, 70% of pupils at Old Heath Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
7% 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 | 70% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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- Kendall Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)960 m
- Monkwick Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 20251.5 km
- Monkwick Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2022. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- St. George's SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
- The Thomas Lord Audley SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, March 2025. Attainment 8 of 41.2 (2025/26, provisional)1.7 km
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, RowhedgePrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.9 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).