Montgomery Primary School, Colchester
Baronswood Way, Colchester, CO2 9QG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Wright
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 672
- Pupils on roll
- 608
- URN
- 114750
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206572288
About this school
Montgomery Primary School, Colchester is a community primary school in Colchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 608 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. 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 77 | 87 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 60% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 7% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 76% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 79% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 74% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Montgomery Primary School, Colchester 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 | 64% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 346 |
| 2023/24 | 341 |
| 2024/25 | 340 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Montgomery Primary School, Colchester compares
Montgomery Primary School, Colchester ranked 174th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 3.7% | 25.9% | 608 | — |
| St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester | 56% | 5.7% | 28.5% | 228 | 0.3 miles |
| Kings Ford Academy | 29% | 6.7% | 36.7% | 152 | 0.5 miles |
| King's Ford Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.7% | 32.3% | 154 | 0.5 miles |
| Gosbecks Primary School | 53% | 5.4% | 16.9% | 227 | 0.9 miles |
| Monkwick Junior School | 54% | 6.1% | 47.3% | 234 | 0.9 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
-
Ungraded inspection report5 March 2025
- 19 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.88%
- English as an additional language
- 15.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.74%
- Persistent absence
- 7.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester0.3 miles
Primary · Colchester
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Kings Ford Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Colchester
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King's Ford Infant School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Colchester
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Gosbecks Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Monkwick Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Colchester
Other schools in Colchester
Montgomery Primary School, Colchester ranks 30th 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 Montgomery Primary School, Colchester teach?
- Montgomery Primary School, Colchester teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Montgomery Primary School, Colchester?
- The headteacher of Montgomery Primary School, Colchester is Mrs Michelle Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Montgomery Primary School, Colchester last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Montgomery Primary School, Colchester, 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 Montgomery Primary School, Colchester?
- Montgomery Primary School, Colchester has 608 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Montgomery Primary School, Colchester full?
- Montgomery Primary School, Colchester has capacity for 672 pupils and 608 on roll (90%), 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 Montgomery Primary School, Colchester a faith school?
- No. Montgomery Primary School, Colchester has no designated religious character.
- Does Montgomery Primary School, Colchester have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Montgomery Primary School, Colchester as having nursery classes.
- How have Montgomery Primary School, Colchester's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Montgomery Primary School, Colchester rank locally?
- Montgomery Primary School, Colchester ranked 174th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Montgomery Primary School, Colchester's absence rate?
- Montgomery Primary School, Colchester's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Montgomery Primary School, Colchester's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Montgomery Primary School, Colchester'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.