Lakelands Primary School
Wagtail Mews, Colchester, CO3 8AJ
340 pupils · 81% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 17.6%
Ofsted
Outstanding (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 4 May 2023, published 18 June 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 48 | 43 | 123 | 48 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 60 | 137 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 60 | 147 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 52 | 50 | 132 | 52 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 40 | 38 | 89 | 40 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 44 | 43 | 92 | 44 |
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
- Stanway Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Stanway Fiveways Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Home Farm Primary School 1.6 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Gosbecks Primary School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 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.