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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 114732

Stanway Primary School

Community school · Colchester · CO3 0RH

Ages 5–11 · 390 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

35%

Overall absence

6.2%

Admissions demand

0.87 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-11-09

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)35%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.9%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
369

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.87 · Often has places

1st preferences

46

Places offered

53

1st-preference offers

46

Total preferences (any rank)
173
Preferred offers (top 3)
53
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

390 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
390
Boys / girls
189 / 201
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
390 / 420 (93%)
Free school meals
17.2%
FSM pupils
67
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
Mrs Rebecca Loader

Location

Address
Villa Road, Stanway
Postcode
CO3 0RH
Town
Colchester
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Colchester
Constituency
Witham
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, 390 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17.2%.

Open schools in Colchester
103
Primary schools in Colchester
73
Academies among open schools in Colchester
43% (44)
Open schools in CO3
22
Primary in CO3
10
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.

Compare with theseAll in ColchesterNear CO3

  • Stanway Fiveways Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Colchester · CO3 0QG · Essex

    Ages 5–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM19.9%
    • Demand1.17

    0.4 miles away

  • Lakelands Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Free schools · Primary

    Colchester · CO3 8AJ · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM17.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Home Farm Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Colchester · CO3 4JL · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM7.3%
    • Demand1.37

    0.7 miles away

  • Prettygate Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Community school · Primary

    Colchester · CO3 4PH · Essex

    Ages 7–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM16.0%

    1.3 miles away

  • Prettygate Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Colchester · CO3 4PH · Essex

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM12.7%
    • Demand0.80

    1.3 miles away

  • Gosbecks Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Colchester · CO2 9DG · Essex

    Ages 5–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM21.6%
    • Demand0.93

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Rebecca Loader
Telephone
01206574819
Website
http://www.stanway-pri.essex.sch.uk/

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