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Millfields Primary School

Colchester, CO7 9RDPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
72%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Oversubscribed
31 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
#3,545
of 13,686 nationally

About Millfields Primary School

Millfields Primary School in Colchester stands out against the Essex local authority average for Key Stage 2 performance. The school achieved 72% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, a full ten percentage points above the LA average of 62%. This places Millfields 15th out of 51 primary schools in Colchester and in the top 50% nationally. The school's reading scores are particularly strong, with an average scaled score of 108 and 89% of pupils hitting the expected standard. In maths, the average score was 105, with 80% meeting expectations. The proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading was 38%, while in maths it was 27% and in writing 20%. These figures suggest a school that consistently outperforms its local peers, despite being one of the smaller primaries in the area with 215 pupils on roll.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressBowes Road, Colchester, Colchester, CO7 9RD
HeadteacherNatasha Bennett
Local AuthorityEssex
Number of Pupils215
Free School Meals (FSM)6.0%
School Capacity215 / 218 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

25 Mar 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 18 May 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning DifficultyOther

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:35

Source: millfields.essex.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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