Broomgrove Infant School
Broome Grove, Off Heath Road, Colchester, CO7 9QB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Grigg
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 158
- URN
- 114756
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206822141
About this school
Broomgrove Infant School is a community primary school in Colchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 158 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Broomgrove 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 Broomgrove 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% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 167 |
| 2023/24 | 161 |
| 2024/25 | 165 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broomgrove Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.2% | 17% | 158 | — |
| Broomgrove Junior School | 47% | 5.5% | 23% | 212 | 0.0 miles |
| Millfields Primary School | 47% | 3.6% | 6.5% | 217 | 0.8 miles |
| St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge | 63% | 5.3% | 20.2% | 223 | 1.0 miles |
| Old Heath Community Primary School | 70% | 4.4% | 22.1% | 209 | 1.3 miles |
| Kendall Church of England Primary School | 72% | 4.3% | 20.1% | 209 | 1.6 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.
Inspection history
- 14 February 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report26 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.97%
- English as an additional language
- 7.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.17%
- Persistent absence
- 17.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Broomgrove Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Millfields Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge1.0 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Old Heath Community Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Kendall Church of England Primary School1.6 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 Junior School Primary
- Camulos Academy Primary
- Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cherry Tree Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Broomgrove Infant School teach?
- Broomgrove Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Broomgrove Infant School?
- The headteacher of Broomgrove Infant School is Mrs Alison Grigg, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Broomgrove Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broomgrove 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 Broomgrove Infant School?
- Broomgrove Infant School has 158 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Broomgrove Infant School full?
- Broomgrove Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 158 on roll (88%), 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 Broomgrove Infant School a faith school?
- No. Broomgrove Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Broomgrove Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Broomgrove Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Broomgrove Infant School's absence rate?
- Broomgrove Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Broomgrove 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 Broomgrove 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.