Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery
Park Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jakki Hammond
- Constituency
- Witham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 402
- URN
- 115312
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01787222205
About this school
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery is a foundation primary school in Colchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 402 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 60 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 62% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 15% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 80% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 75% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 78% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Earls Colne Primary 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 407 |
| 2023/24 | 408 |
| 2024/25 | 407 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery compares
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery ranked 294th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 5.2% | 13.5% | 402 | — |
| Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School | 28% | 5.6% | 4.8% | 88 | 1.2 miles |
| Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School | 63% | 4.9% | 4.5% | 82 | 2.2 miles |
| Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 58% | 7.7% | 26.8% | 86 | 2.5 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead | 82% | 4.5% | 15.9% | 211 | 2.9 miles |
| Richard de Clare Community Academy | 48% | 6.9% | 33.4% | 370 | 3.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.51%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.17%
- Persistent absence
- 9.64%
Location
Nearby schools
- 1.2 miles
-
Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead2.9 miles
Primary · Halstead
-
Richard de Clare Community Academy3.0 miles
Primary · Halstead
Other schools in Colchester
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery ranks 52nd 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 Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Jakki Hammond, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Earls Colne Primary 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 Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery?
- Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery has 402 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery full?
- Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 420 pupils and 402 on roll (96%), 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 Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery as having no nursery classes.
- How have Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery ranked 294th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery'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.