Market Field School
School Road, Colchester, CO7 7ET
519 pupils · 231% of 225 capacity
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- HOPE LEARNING COMMUNITY
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 44.5%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — 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 16 October 2019, published 13 November 2019. 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 | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 0% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- University of Essex 3.5 km · No Ofsted rating
- Colchester Prep & High School 7.2 km · No Ofsted rating
- North East Essex Co-operative Academy 7.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Kingswode Hoe School 7.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Mary's School for Girls 8.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- The St Aubyn Centre Education Department 8.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · 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.