St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester
Primary schoolSt John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester is a primary school in Colchester, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 210 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, October 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 5 October 2022
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, 72% of pupils at St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
16% 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 | 72% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 16% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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- Highwoods Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- Friars Grove Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)780 m
- Brinkley Grove Primary SchoolPrimary. Some aspects not as strong, October 2024. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
- The Gilberd SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, February 2025. Attainment 8 of 49.9 (2025/26, provisional)970 m
- The Trinity SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 49.6 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
- Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 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).