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St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester

Camulodunum Way, Berechurch Hall Road, Colchester, CO2 9RA

Local ranking106th of 430 primary schools in Essex
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

281

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 14 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
56.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
4.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
73.0%
Writing (Expected)
62.0%
Maths (Expected)
76.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
62.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
45

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
232
Boys
112 (48%)
Girls
120 (52%)
Capacity
281 (83% full)
SEND
22.0%
FSM Eligible
28.5%
EAL
18.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.3%
SEN Support
17.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.7
Budget per Pupil
£8,572/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
14.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 58.5%
  • Black African: 15.3%
  • Other: 6.5%
  • White Other: 4.4%
  • Mixed Other: 4.4%
  • Asian Other: 3.1%
  • Asian Indian: 2.2%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.3%

58.5%

White British

15.3%

Black African

6.5%

Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
114817
UKPRN
10070811
Establishment No.
2297