Camulos Academy
Whitmore Drive, Via Urbis Romanea, Colchester, CO4 6AL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Frith - Sly
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 406
- URN
- 141950
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206588588
About this school
Camulos Academy is a primary academy in Colchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 406 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 60 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 72% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 9% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 88% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 81% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 83% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Camulos Academy 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 | 72% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 412 |
| 2023/24 | 420 |
| 2024/25 | 413 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Camulos Academy compares
Camulos Academy ranked 43rd of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4% | 17.7% | 406 | — |
| Myland Community Primary School | 76% | 3.9% | 14.3% | 307 | 0.6 miles |
| Brinkley Grove Primary School | 76% | 6.6% | 26.8% | 403 | 0.8 miles |
| Highwoods Community Primary School | 78% | 4.3% | 18.6% | 453 | 0.9 miles |
| Queen Boudica Primary School | 66% | 4.6% | 17.2% | 408 | 0.9 miles |
| The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School | 63% | 5.6% | 15.9% | 203 | 1.3 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)
- 17.68%
- English as an additional language
- 26.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.02%
- Persistent absence
- 6.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Myland Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Brinkley Grove Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Highwoods Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Queen Boudica Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Colchester
Other schools in Colchester
Camulos Academy ranks 5th 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
- Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cherry Tree Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Camulos Academy teach?
- Camulos Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Camulos Academy?
- The headteacher of Camulos Academy is Mrs Lisa Frith - Sly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Camulos Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Camulos Academy, 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 Camulos Academy?
- Camulos Academy has 406 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Camulos Academy full?
- Camulos Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 406 on roll (97%), 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 Camulos Academy a faith school?
- No. Camulos Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Camulos Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Camulos Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Camulos Academy?
- Camulos Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Camulos Academy'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 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Camulos Academy rank locally?
- Camulos Academy ranked 43rd of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Camulos Academy's absence rate?
- Camulos Academy's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Camulos Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Camulos Academy'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 2 July 2026.