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Gosbecks Primary School

Community school · Colchester · CO2 9DG

Ages 5–11 · 227 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

4.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-03-14

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)70%
Higher standard (RWM)16%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.7%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
244

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill80%

227 pupils · 285 places

Pupils on roll
227
Boys / girls
113 / 114
School capacity
285
Capacity fill
227 / 285 (80%)
Free school meals
21.6%
FSM pupils
49
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Mark Millbourne

Location

Address
Owen Ward Close, Shrub End, Gosbecks Primary School
Postcode
CO2 9DG
Town
Colchester
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Colchester, Essex, 227 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 21.6%.

Open schools in Colchester
103
Primary schools in Colchester
73
Academies among open schools in Colchester
43% (44)
Open schools in CO2
16
Primary in CO2
13
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • KS263%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM16.0%

    0.5 miles away

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    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM12.7%

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    • KS244%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM29.6%

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM7.3%

    1.0 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Mark Millbourne
Telephone
01206575407
Website
http://www.gosbecks.co.uk

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