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Broomgrove Junior School

Colchester, CO7 9QBPrimaryAges 7–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2024
KS2 Results
39%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
N/A
No data
Ranking
#12,618
of 13,686 nationally

About Broomgrove Junior School

Broomgrove Junior School enjoys a solid reputation among local families, with its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024 confirming the school remains Good. The school is slightly oversubscribed, with 230 pupils on roll against a capacity of 240, suggesting steady demand from parents in Colchester. This is a junior school, taking children from age 7 to 11, and it operates as a mixed, non-religious state school within the Essex local authority. While the data does not include a specific parent recommendation percentage, the combination of a Good rating held consistently across inspections (the previous graded inspection in 2019 also rated it Good) and near-full capacity points to a school that local families trust. The headteacher, Karen Wright, leads a team that has maintained a Good rating for leadership and management across both its 2019 graded inspection and the 2024 ungraded visit, which is a reassuring signal for parents looking for stability.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range7 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressBroome Grove, Colchester, Colchester, CO7 9QB
HeadteacherKaren Wright
Local AuthorityEssex
Number of Pupils230
Free School Meals (FSM)22.2%
School Capacity230 / 240 (96% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

24 May 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (24 May 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 7 Feb 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultySevere LearningOther

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