# Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Colchester, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 197 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E115088. [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 197
- Council: Colchester
- URN: 115088

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, September 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 21 September 2023
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.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 47% of pupils at Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
6% 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 | 47% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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

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

- [Roach Vale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roach-vale-primary-school-e114823): 260 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hazelmere Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hazelmere-junior-school-e114745): 500 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2022. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hazelmere-infant-school-and-nursery-e114746): 500 m. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- [Colchester Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colchester-academy-e136195): 590 m. Secondary. Good (overall), March 2023. Attainment 8 of 35.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Friars Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/friars-grove-primary-school-e114761): 760 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-brook-primary-school-and-nursery-e141195): 850 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 50% 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/115088)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/115088)

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