Best primary schools in Colchester (2026)

Colchester has 32 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester, in the top 1% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 63%, against 62% for England. 3 are in England's top 10%, and 1 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 1% in England	St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Colchester · Catholic	95%	93%	23%	Outstanding
2 Top 8% in England	Home Farm Primary School Colchester	77%	75%	13%	Report card
3 Top 8% in England	Highwoods Community Primary School Colchester	77%	78%	24%	No rating
4 Top 13% in England	Myland Community Primary School Colchester	74%	76%	13%	No rating
5 Top 16% in England	St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Colchester · Roman Catholic	72%	74%	19%	Not judged
6 Top 16% in England	Kendall Church of England Primary School Colchester · Church of England	75%	72%	9%	Not judged
7 Top 18% in England	Hamilton Primary School Colchester	74%	79%	10%	Not judged
8 Top 22% in England	Brinkley Grove Primary School Colchester	75%	76%	6%	No rating
9 Top 23% in England	Camulos Academy Colchester	72%	80%	20%	No rating
10 Top 27% in England	Prettygate Junior School Colchester	69%	77%	9%	No rating
11 Top 29% in England	St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester Colchester · Church of England	70%	72%	16%	No rating
12 Top 42% in England	Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils Colchester	64%	67%	17%	No rating
13 Top 43% in England	Montgomery Primary School, Colchester Colchester	64%	67%	15%	Good
14 Top 44% in England	Old Heath Community Primary School Colchester	63%	70%	7%	Report card
15 Top 44% in England	Queen Boudica Primary School Colchester	64%	66%	3%	No rating
16 Top 48% in England	St John's Green Primary School Colchester	63%	61%	6%	No rating
17 Top 48% in England	Braiswick Primary School Colchester	63%	66%	8%	No rating
18 Bottom 42% in England	Gosbecks Primary School Colchester	56%	53%	11%	No rating
19 Bottom 37% in England	St. George's School Colchester	57%	56%	4%	Good
20 Bottom 31% in England	Stanway Fiveways Primary School Colchester	56%	54%	6%	Good
21 Bottom 31% in England	Unity Primary Academy Colchester	56%	70%	8%	Not judged
22 Bottom 23% in England	Friars Grove Primary School Colchester	53%	59%	7%	No rating
23 Bottom 19% in England	North Primary School and Nursery Colchester	51%	47%	2%	No rating
24 Bottom 19% in England	Stanway Primary School Colchester	50%	61%	7%	Good
25 Bottom 19% in England	Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Colchester · Church of England	48%	47%	6%	No rating
26 Bottom 16% in England	St James the Great Church of England Primary School Colchester · Church of England	47%	48%	8%	Good
27 Bottom 13% in England	Roach Vale Primary School Colchester	47%	57%	0%	Good
28 Bottom 12% in England	St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester Colchester	47%	56%	4%	Not judged
29 Bottom 11% in England	Hazelmere Junior School Colchester	44%	38%	2%	Good
30 Bottom 11% in England	Monkwick Junior School Colchester	46%	54%	0%	Good
31 Bottom 10% in England	Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery Colchester	46%	50%	0%	Good
32 Bottom 8% in England	Kings Ford Academy Colchester	42%	29%	2%	Not judged

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What is the best primary school in Colchester?

On exam results over the last three years, St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester is the top-ranked primary school in Colchester, in the top 1% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.