1
Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Colchester • Essex • CO5 9DS
2
12 May 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in CO5
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2021)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the postcode area of CO5. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
11
Outstanding
0
Good
11
Median inspection year
2021
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 0% · G: 100% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Colchester • Essex • CO5 7BN
2
19 Sep 2023
3
Mersea Island School
Colchester • Essex • CO5 8QX
2
18 May 2023
4
Langenhoe Community Primary School
Colchester • Essex • CO5 7PG
2
9 Feb 2023
5
Feering Church of England Primary School
Colchester • CO5 9QB
2
15 Nov 2022
6
Baynards Primary School
Colchester • Essex • CO5 0ND
2
18 Nov 2021
7
Messing Primary School
Colchester • Essex • CO5 9TH
2
10 Oct 2018
8
Milldene Primary School
Colchester • Essex • CO5 0EF
2
7 Nov 2016
9
Tiptree Heath Primary School
Colchester • Essex • CO5 0PG
2
29 Feb 2016
10
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge
Colchester • Essex • CO5 7HR
2
21 Nov 2014
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.