Myland Community Primary School
Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Debbie Griggs
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 307
- URN
- 114708
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206852109
About this school
Myland Community Primary School is a community primary school in Colchester. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 307 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 February 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 45 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 73% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 24% | 18% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 80% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 80% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 84% | 98% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Myland Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 312 |
| 2023/24 | 302 |
| 2024/25 | 307 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Myland Community Primary School compares
Myland Community Primary School ranked 84th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 3.9% | 14.3% | 307 | — |
| Queen Boudica Primary School | 66% | 4.6% | 17.2% | 408 | 0.5 miles |
| Camulos Academy | 80% | 4% | 17.7% | 406 | 0.6 miles |
| Braiswick Primary School | 66% | 5.7% | 14.7% | 419 | 1.0 miles |
| Highwoods Community Primary School | 78% | 4.3% | 18.6% | 453 | 1.0 miles |
| Brinkley Grove Primary School | 76% | 6.6% | 26.8% | 403 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.33%
- English as an additional language
- 23.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.88%
- Persistent absence
- 9.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queen Boudica Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Camulos Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Braiswick Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Highwoods Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Brinkley Grove Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Colchester
Other schools in Colchester
Myland Community Primary School ranks 14th of the 66 ranked primary schools in Colchester.
- Alresford Primary School Primary
- Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Baynards Primary School Primary
- Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Boxted St Peter's Church of England School Primary
- Braiswick Primary School Primary
- Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Brinkley Grove Primary School Primary
- Broomgrove Infant School Primary
- Broomgrove Junior School Primary
- Camulos Academy Primary
- Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Myland Community Primary School teach?
- Myland Community Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Myland Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Myland Community Primary School is Miss Debbie Griggs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Myland Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Myland Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Myland Community Primary School?
- Myland Community Primary School has 307 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Myland Community Primary School full?
- Myland Community Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 307 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Myland Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Myland Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Myland Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Myland Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Myland Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Myland Community Primary School rank locally?
- Myland Community Primary School ranked 84th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Myland Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Myland Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Myland Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Myland Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.