Prettygate Infant School
Plume Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4PH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Millbourne
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 172
- URN
- 114744
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206577608
About this school
Prettygate Infant School is a community primary school in Colchester. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 172 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Prettygate Infant School, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 Prettygate Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 147 |
| 2023/24 | 160 |
| 2024/25 | 177 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Prettygate Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.3% | 14.7% | 172 | — |
| Prettygate Junior School | 77% | 5% | 16.1% | 250 | 0.0 miles |
| Gosbecks Primary School | 53% | 5.4% | 16.9% | 227 | 0.5 miles |
| Kings Ford Academy | 29% | 6.7% | 36.7% | 152 | 0.6 miles |
| King's Ford Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.7% | 32.3% | 154 | 0.6 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester | 74% | 3.7% | 8.3% | 252 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
- 18 October 2022
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Ungraded inspection report2 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.69%
- English as an additional language
- 13.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.34%
- Persistent absence
- 12.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Prettygate Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Gosbecks Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Colchester
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Kings Ford Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Colchester
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King's Ford Infant School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester0.7 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 Prettygate Infant School teach?
- Prettygate Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Prettygate Infant School?
- The headteacher of Prettygate Infant School is Mr Mark Millbourne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Prettygate Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Prettygate Infant 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 many pupils are at Prettygate Infant School?
- Prettygate Infant School has 172 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Prettygate Infant School full?
- Prettygate Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 172 on roll (96%), 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 Prettygate Infant School a faith school?
- No. Prettygate Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Prettygate Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Prettygate Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Prettygate Infant School's absence rate?
- Prettygate Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Prettygate Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Prettygate Infant School. 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.