Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

About Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School in Colchester is a smaller-than-average primary, with 197 pupils against a capacity of 210. That near-full roll is no accident: the school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 75 applications for just 30 places — an oversubscription ratio of 2.5 to one. Of those, 32 were first-preference choices, and 27 first-preference offers were made, suggesting strong local demand. The intake is notably diverse in terms of disadvantage: 41.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average of around 23% and significantly higher than the Essex local authority average for primary schools. This context matters when reading the school’s academic results, as it serves a community with higher-than-average levels of deprivation. The school is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary, with headteacher C Newson at the helm, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 confirmed it remains a Good school — a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2016.

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