Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Templewood Road, Colchester, CO4 3EZ

197 pupils · 94% of 210 capacity

Phase
Primary
Type
Voluntary controlled school
Ages
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Essex
Free school meals
40.1%

Ofsted

Good (2023)Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)

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 21 September 2023, published 12 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Exam results

Measure2024/25
Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths47%
Reaching the higher standard6%

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 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
EntryPlaces1st preferencesTotal preferencesOffers
Sept 2026 entry29296429
Sept 2025 entry30327530
Sept 2024 entry25246825
Sept 2023 entry20165119
Sept 2022 entry18164818
Sept 2021 entry30327230
Sept 2020 entry22185122
Sept 2019 entry30297630

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

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.