The Willows
131 Straight Road, Colchester, CO3 9DE
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Hazel Newton
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 4
- URN
- 152651
- Local authority
- Essex
About this school
The Willows is an independent special school in Colchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 17.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Willows under its current framework. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
The Willows has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2026, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Location
Nearby schools
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Lexden Springs School0.5 miles
Academies · Colchester
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Holmwood House School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Colchester
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St Mary's School for Girls1.1 miles
Independent schools · Colchester
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Kingswode Hoe School1.3 miles
Academies · Colchester
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Doucecroft School1.5 miles
Special schools · Colchester
Other schools in Colchester
- Doucecroft School Special schools
- Kingswode Hoe School Academies
- Langham Oaks Academies
- Lexden Springs School Academies
- Market Field School and College Academies
- North East Essex Co-operative Academy Academies
- The St Aubyn Centre Education Department Local authority maintained schools
- 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
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 26 September 2026.