Schools near Colchester

About schools near Colchester

This page gathers the 60 nearest schools to the centre of Colchester, closest first. The closest is Hamilton Primary School, less than a mile away in a straight line. Some sit under a neighbouring town or local authority, because distance does not follow administrative boundaries.

Every school here is inspected by Ofsted. Follow any school for its inspection history and, where results have been published, its exam performance. Distances are measured in a straight line from the centre of Colchester, so a school that is close by road may fall a little further down this list; to see only the schools listed under Colchester itself, open its schools page.

Nearest schools

• Hamilton Primary School

  Primary · Colchester

  0.3 miles
• Colchester Royal Grammar School

  Secondary · Colchester

  0.3 miles
• St Benedict's Catholic College

  Secondary · Colchester

  0.3 miles
• Colchester County High School for Girls

  Secondary · Colchester

  0.3 miles
• St Mary's School for Girls

  Independent schools · Colchester

  0.3 miles
• Colchester Prep & High School

  Independent schools · Colchester

  0.4 miles
• Kingswode Hoe School

  Academies · Colchester

  0.4 miles
• Philip Morant School and College

  Secondary · Colchester

  0.5 miles
• Colchester Institute

  16 plus · Colchester

  0.7 miles
• The Sixth Form College Colchester

  16 plus · Colchester

  0.7 miles
• Prettygate Junior School

  Primary · Colchester

  0.7 miles
• Prettygate Infant School

  Primary · Colchester

  0.7 miles
• St John's Green Primary School

  Primary · Colchester

  0.8 miles
• St Helena School

  Secondary · Colchester

  0.8 miles
• Kings Ford Academy

  Primary · Colchester

  0.9 miles
• King's Ford Infant School and Nursery

  Primary · Colchester

  0.9 miles
• North Primary School and Nursery

  Primary · Colchester

  1.0 miles
• Paxman Academy

  Secondary · Colchester

  1.0 miles
• Gosbecks Primary School

  Primary · Colchester

  1.1 miles
• Home Farm Primary School

  Primary · Colchester

  1.2 miles
• The Willows

  Special schools · Colchester

  1.2 miles
• St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester

  Primary · Colchester

  1.2 miles
• St. George's School

  Primary · Colchester

  1.2 miles
• St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester

  Primary · Colchester

  1.3 miles
• Montgomery Primary School, Colchester

  Primary · Colchester

  1.3 miles
• Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils

  Primary · Colchester

  1.3 miles
• St James the Great Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Colchester

  1.4 miles
• St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester

  Primary · Colchester

  1.4 miles
• The Thomas Lord Audley School

  Secondary · Colchester

  1.4 miles
• Braiswick Primary School

  Primary · Colchester

  1.4 miles
• Monkwick Junior School

  Primary · Colchester

  1.5 miles
• Monkwick Infant and Nursery School

  Primary · Colchester

  1.5 miles
• Holmwood House School

  Independent schools · Colchester

  1.7 miles
• Stanway Fiveways Primary School

  Primary · Colchester

  1.7 miles
• Lexden Springs School

  Academies · Colchester

  1.7 miles
• Queen Boudica Primary School

  Primary · Colchester

  1.7 miles
• Kendall Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Colchester

  1.7 miles
• The Stanway School

  Secondary · Colchester

  1.8 miles
• Stanway Primary School

  Primary · Colchester

  1.8 miles
• Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery

  Primary · Colchester

  2.0 miles
• Myland Community Primary School

  Primary · Colchester

  2.0 miles
• Lakelands Primary School

  Primary · Colchester

  2.1 miles
• North East Essex Co-operative Academy

  Academies · Colchester

  2.1 miles
• Old Heath Community Primary School

  Primary · Colchester

  2.2 miles
• Unity Primary Academy

  Primary · Colchester

  2.3 miles
• Cherry Tree Academy

  Primary · Colchester

  2.3 miles
• Friars Grove Primary School

  Primary · Colchester

  2.3 miles
• Highwoods Community Primary School

  Primary · Colchester

  2.4 miles
• Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Primary · Colchester

  2.5 miles
• Colchester Academy

  Secondary · Colchester

  2.5 miles
• Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt

  Primary · Colchester

  2.6 miles
• Camulos Academy

  Primary · Colchester

  2.6 miles
• Hazelmere Junior School

  Primary · Colchester

  2.6 miles
• Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery

  Primary · Colchester

  2.6 miles
• Doucecroft School

  Special schools · Colchester

  2.6 miles
• Roach Vale Primary School

  Primary · Colchester

  2.6 miles
• St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester

  Primary · Colchester

  2.6 miles
• The Gilberd School

  Secondary · Colchester

  2.6 miles
• The Trinity School

  Secondary · Colchester

  2.6 miles
• The St Aubyn Centre Education Department

  Local authority maintained schools · Colchester

  2.7 miles

Common questions

How many schools are near Colchester?

This page lists the 60 closest schools to the centre of Colchester by straight-line distance, wherever they sit administratively, always within the same nation.

Which school is closest to Colchester?

The nearest listed school to the centre of Colchester is Hamilton Primary School, about 0.3 miles from the centre. Distances are straight-line, so journeys will be longer by road.

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. Distances are straight-line, calculated from the schools' coordinates. Information on this page was last updated on 22 October 2026.