Collingwood Primary School
Collingwood Road, CHELMSFORD, CM3 5YJ
208 pupils · 66% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 14.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 25 March 2026. 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 | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“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 — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 31 | 79 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 32 | 29 | 76 | 32 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 31 | 27 | 65 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 32 | 31 | 79 | 32 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 40 | 33 | 90 | 37 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 32 | 29 | 77 | 32 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 23 | 22 | 63 | 23 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 29 | 81 | 29 |
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
- Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF 0.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Elmwood Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Woodville Primary School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Riverside Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School 3.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
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.