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Broomgrove Infant School

Colchester, CO7 9QBPrimaryAges 4–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2024
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
38 1st-choice / 44 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Broomgrove Infant School

Broomgrove Infant School, a state primary in Colchester for children aged 4 to 7, serves 165 pupils and holds a consistent Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across both its 2011 and 2024 inspections. While the school does not publish Key Stage 2 results (its pupils are too young for these national assessments), the local authority average for KS2 attainment in Essex primary schools sits at 62 percent. This means Broomgrove cannot be directly compared on that metric, but its Ofsted record places it within the majority of Essex schools — only 33 of the 444 primaries in the county hold an Outstanding rating. The school’s most recent inspection, in February 2024, awarded Good across all five categories: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This consistency suggests a stable and well-run setting, even if it hasn’t reached the top tier of local primaries like Kendall Church of England Primary School, which is 2. 6 km away and rated Outstanding.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressBroome Grove, Wivenhoe, Colchester, Colchester, CO7 9QB
HeadteacherAlison Grigg
Local AuthorityEssex
Number of Pupils165
Free School Meals (FSM)17.0%
School Capacity165 / 180 (92% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 Feb 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 19 Mar 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & Language

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: broomgroveinfantschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Broomgrove Infant School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.