Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery
Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3JP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Turnbull
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 156
- URN
- 114746
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206861836
About this school
Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery is a community primary school in Colchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 156 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 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Hazelmere 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 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 187 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 171 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 32.8% | 156 | — |
| Hazelmere Junior School | 38% | 7.4% | 46.8% | 229 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.75%
- English as an additional language
- 22.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.43%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hazelmere Junior School0.0 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
- 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 Infant School and Nursery teach?
- Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery is Mr Steven Turnbull, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hazelmere 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 big is Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery?
- Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery has 156 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery full?
- Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery has capacity for 180 pupils and 156 on roll (87%), so it has space against 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 Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery as having no nursery classes.
- What is Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Hazelmere 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 Hazelmere 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.