Elmstead Primary School
Elmcroft, Holly Way, Colchester, CO7 7YQ
211 pupils · 101% of 208 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PENROSE LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — 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 25 September 2019, published 16 October 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 | 47% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“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 | 20 | 19 | 78 | 20 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 38 | 102 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 27 | 79 | 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
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Broomgrove Infant School 3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Broomgrove Junior School 3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Millfields Primary School 3.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Hazelmere Junior School 3.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery 3.7 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.