Home Farm Primary School
Shelley Road, Lexden, Colchester, CO3 4JL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ALPHA TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Potter
- Sponsor
- The Alpha Trust
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 422
- URN
- 147713
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206577430
About this school
Home Farm Primary School is a primary academy in Colchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 422 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Home Farm 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 60 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 78% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 23% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 87% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 92% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 87% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.40 | - | - |
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 Home Farm 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 | 78% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 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 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 406 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 424 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Home Farm Primary School compares
Home Farm Primary School ranked 95th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.8% | 6.4% | 422 | — |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester | 74% | 3.7% | 8.3% | 252 | 0.2 miles |
| Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils | 67% | 4.3% | 31.5% | 236 | 0.2 miles |
| Stanway Fiveways Primary School | 54% | 5.2% | 21.4% | 473 | 0.6 miles |
| Stanway Primary School | 61% | 5.6% | 17.1% | 390 | 0.7 miles |
| Prettygate Junior School | 77% | 5% | 16.1% | 250 | 0.8 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)
- 6.37%
- English as an additional language
- 8.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.82%
- Persistent absence
- 6.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester0.2 miles
Primary · Colchester
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Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils0.2 miles
Primary · Colchester
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Stanway Fiveways Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Colchester
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Stanway Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Prettygate Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Colchester
Other schools in Colchester
Home Farm Primary School ranks 17th 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 Home Farm Primary School teach?
- Home Farm Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Home Farm Primary School?
- The headteacher of Home Farm Primary School is Mr Richard Potter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Home Farm Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Home Farm 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 Home Farm Primary School?
- Home Farm Primary School has 422 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Home Farm Primary School full?
- Home Farm Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 422 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 Home Farm Primary School a faith school?
- No. Home Farm Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Home Farm Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Home Farm Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Home Farm Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Home Farm Primary School is part of ALPHA TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Home Farm 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 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Home Farm Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Home Farm Primary School ranked 95th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Home Farm Primary School's absence rate?
- Home Farm Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Home Farm Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Home Farm 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 10 July 2026.