OpenPrimaryURN 115311
Mersea Island School
Foundation school · Colchester · CO5 8QX
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 2–11
Pupils
394
Local authority
Essex
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed foundation school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Colchester, Essex, 394 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 18.7%.
Overview
- School type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 115311
Location
- Address
- Barfield Road, West Mersea
- Postcode
- CO5 8QX
- Town
- Colchester
- County
- Essex
- Local authority
- Essex
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 394
- Boys / girls
- 213 / 181
- School capacity
- 468
- Capacity fill
- 394 / 468 (84%)
- Free school meals
- 18.7%
- FSM pupils
- 67
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- None
- Governance
- Supported by a trust
Contact
- Telephone
- 01206382736