Kendall Church of England Primary School
Recreation Road, Colchester, CO1 2HH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare French
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 115064
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206794634
About this school
Kendall Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Colchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 209 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kendall Church of England Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 77% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 10% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 83% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 87% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 77% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
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 Kendall Church of England Primary 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 | 77% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 214 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kendall Church of England Primary School compares
Kendall Church of England Primary School ranked 130th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.3% | 20.1% | 209 | — |
| St. George's School | 56% | 7.9% | 37.1% | 609 | 0.6 miles |
| Old Heath Community Primary School | 70% | 4.4% | 22.1% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| Unity Primary Academy | 70% | 6.9% | 50.6% | 432 | 0.9 miles |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester | 93% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 209 | 0.9 miles |
| Monkwick Infant and Nursery School | — | 7.7% | 30% | 149 | 1.0 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)
- 20.09%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.25%
- Persistent absence
- 7.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St. George's School0.6 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Old Heath Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Colchester
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Unity Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester0.9 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Colchester
Other schools in Colchester
Kendall Church of England Primary School ranks 21st 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 ages does Kendall Church of England Primary School teach?
- Kendall Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Kendall Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kendall Church of England Primary School is Mrs Clare French, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kendall Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kendall Church of England Primary 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 Kendall Church of England Primary School?
- Kendall Church of England Primary School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Kendall Church of England Primary School full?
- Kendall Church of England Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 209 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Kendall Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Kendall Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chelmsford.
- Does Kendall Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kendall Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Kendall Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kendall Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Kendall Church of England Primary School ranked 130th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kendall Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Kendall Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kendall Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kendall Church of England Primary 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.