Monkwick Junior School
School Road, Colchester, CO2 8NN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE SIGMA TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Rebecca McCutcheon
- Sponsor
- The Sigma Trust
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- URN
- 145020
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206575399
About this school
Monkwick Junior School is a primary academy in Colchester. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 234 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Monkwick Junior 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
- 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 | 58 | 55 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 40% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 47% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 58% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 53% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.10 | - | - |
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 Monkwick Junior 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 | 45% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 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 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 230 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Monkwick Junior School compares
Monkwick Junior School ranked 295th 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 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 6.1% | 47.3% | 234 | — |
| Monkwick Infant and Nursery School | — | 7.7% | 30% | 149 | 0.0 miles |
| St. George's School | 56% | 7.9% | 37.1% | 609 | 0.8 miles |
| Cherry Tree Academy | 79% | 6.5% | 35.1% | 180 | 0.8 miles |
| Montgomery Primary School, Colchester | 67% | 3.7% | 25.9% | 608 | 0.9 miles |
| Old Heath Community Primary School | 70% | 4.4% | 22.1% | 209 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.3%
- English as an additional language
- 16.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.11%
- Persistent absence
- 14.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Colchester
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St. George's School0.8 miles
Primary · Colchester
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Cherry Tree Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Montgomery Primary School, Colchester0.9 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Old Heath Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Colchester
Other schools in Colchester
Monkwick Junior School ranks 53rd 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 Monkwick Junior School teach?
- Monkwick Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Monkwick Junior School?
- The headteacher of Monkwick Junior School is Miss Rebecca McCutcheon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Monkwick Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Monkwick Junior 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 Monkwick Junior School?
- Monkwick Junior School has 234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Monkwick Junior School full?
- Monkwick Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 234 on roll (65%), 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 Monkwick Junior School a faith school?
- No. Monkwick Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Is Monkwick Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Monkwick Junior School is part of THE SIGMA TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Monkwick Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% 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 Monkwick Junior School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Monkwick Junior School ranked 295th 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 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Monkwick Junior School's absence rate?
- Monkwick Junior School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Monkwick Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Monkwick Junior 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 10 July 2026.