King's Ford Infant School and Nursery
Gloucester Avenue, Shrub End, Colchester, CO2 9AZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Melanie Atwell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 154
- URN
- 114717
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206574524
About this school
King's Ford Infant School and Nursery is a community primary school in Colchester. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 154 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected King's Ford Infant School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How King's Ford Infant School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 185 |
| 2023/24 | 173 |
| 2024/25 | 161 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King's Ford Infant School and Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.7% | 32.3% | 154 | — |
| Kings Ford Academy | 29% | 6.7% | 36.7% | 152 | 0.0 miles |
| Montgomery Primary School, Colchester | 67% | 3.7% | 25.9% | 608 | 0.5 miles |
| St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester | 56% | 5.7% | 28.5% | 228 | 0.5 miles |
| Gosbecks Primary School | 53% | 5.4% | 16.9% | 227 | 0.5 miles |
| Prettygate Junior School | 77% | 5% | 16.1% | 250 | 0.6 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)
- 32.31%
- English as an additional language
- 16.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.71%
- Persistent absence
- 14.13%
Location
Nearby schools
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Kings Ford Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Colchester
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Montgomery Primary School, Colchester0.5 miles
Primary · Colchester
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St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester0.5 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Gosbecks Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Colchester
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Prettygate Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Colchester
Other 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 ages does King's Ford Infant School and Nursery teach?
- King's Ford Infant School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of King's Ford Infant School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of King's Ford Infant School and Nursery is Miss Melanie Atwell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King's Ford Infant School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King's Ford Infant School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at King's Ford Infant School and Nursery?
- King's Ford Infant School and Nursery has 154 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is King's Ford Infant School and Nursery full?
- King's Ford Infant School and Nursery has capacity for 150 pupils and 154 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is King's Ford Infant School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. King's Ford Infant School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does King's Ford Infant School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records King's Ford Infant School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What is King's Ford Infant School and Nursery's absence rate?
- King's Ford Infant School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does King's Ford Infant School and Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for King's Ford Infant School and Nursery. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.