Roach Vale Primary School
Roach Vale, Colchester, CO4 3YN
177 pupils · 84% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 41.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 23 May 2023, published 4 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 57% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 21 | 20 | 57 | 20 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 19 | 15 | 56 | 19 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 24 | 24 | 54 | 24 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 15 | 15 | 50 | 15 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 24 | 24 | 46 | 24 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 16 | 63 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 18 | 17 | 46 | 18 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 29 | 71 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hazelmere Junior School 0.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery 0.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Friars Grove Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Unity Primary Academy 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.