Lakelands Primary School
Wagtail Mews, Colchester, CO3 8AJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Koulla Anslow
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Chelmsford Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Witham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 340
- URN
- 147844
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206484033
About this school
Lakelands Primary School is a primary academy in Colchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 340 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Lakelands 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 116 |
| 2023/24 | 182 |
| 2024/25 | 269 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lakelands Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5% | 16.4% | 340 | — |
| Stanway Primary School | 61% | 5.6% | 17.1% | 390 | 0.4 miles |
| Stanway Fiveways Primary School | 54% | 5.2% | 21.4% | 473 | 0.4 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester | 74% | 3.7% | 8.3% | 252 | 0.9 miles |
| Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils | 67% | 4.3% | 31.5% | 236 | 0.9 miles |
| Home Farm Primary School | 75% | 3.8% | 6.4% | 422 | 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)
- 16.36%
- English as an additional language
- 14.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.98%
- Persistent absence
- 15.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stanway Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Stanway Fiveways Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester0.9 miles
Primary · Colchester
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Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils0.9 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Home Farm Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Colchester
Other 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 Lakelands Primary School teach?
- Lakelands Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Lakelands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lakelands Primary School is Mrs Koulla Anslow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lakelands Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lakelands 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 big is Lakelands Primary School?
- Lakelands Primary School has 340 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lakelands Primary School full?
- Lakelands Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 340 on roll (81%), 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 Lakelands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lakelands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Lakelands Primary School a selective school?
- No. Lakelands Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Lakelands Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lakelands Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Lakelands Primary School?
- Lakelands Primary School is part of THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Lakelands Primary School's absence rate?
- Lakelands Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Lakelands Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Lakelands Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.