Hazelmere Junior School
Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3JP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Sawtell
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 114745
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206862691
About this school
Hazelmere Junior School is a community primary school in Colchester. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 229 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
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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 47% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 68% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 61% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 61% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Hazelmere Junior 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 | 48% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 216 |
| 2023/24 | 235 |
| 2024/25 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hazelmere Junior School compares
Hazelmere Junior School ranked 363rd of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 7.4% | 46.8% | 229 | — |
| Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery | — | 6.4% | 32.8% | 156 | 0.0 miles |
| Roach Vale Primary School | 57% | 5.1% | 39.1% | 177 | 0.2 miles |
| Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 47% | 5.4% | 42.6% | 197 | 0.3 miles |
| Unity Primary Academy | 70% | 6.9% | 50.6% | 432 | 0.5 miles |
| Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery | 50% | 7.7% | 38.5% | 186 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.75%
- English as an additional language
- 20.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.44%
- Persistent absence
- 22.56%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery0.0 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Roach Vale Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Unity Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Colchester
Other schools in Colchester
Hazelmere Junior School ranks 64th 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 Hazelmere Junior School teach?
- Hazelmere Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Hazelmere Junior School?
- The headteacher of Hazelmere Junior School is Mr Mark Sawtell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hazelmere Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hazelmere Junior 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 Hazelmere Junior School?
- Hazelmere Junior School has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Hazelmere Junior School full?
- Hazelmere Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 229 on roll (95%), 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 Hazelmere Junior School a faith school?
- No. Hazelmere Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hazelmere Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hazelmere Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hazelmere Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hazelmere Junior School rank locally?
- Hazelmere Junior School ranked 363rd of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hazelmere Junior School's absence rate?
- Hazelmere Junior School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hazelmere Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hazelmere Junior 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.