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Queen Boudica Primary School

Colchester, CO4 5XTPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2023
KS2 Results
68%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
46 1st-choice / 47 places
Ranking
#5,038
of 13,686 nationally

About Queen Boudica Primary School

Queen Boudica Primary School sits within the Essex local authority, where it ranks 21st out of 51 primary schools in the Colchester area. That places it comfortably in the top half of its immediate peers, though it is not among the very highest-scoring schools locally. The top-ranked schools in the same authority include Stambridge Primary School, St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School in Colchester, and Great Totham Primary School, all of which achieved the maximum ranking score of 100. Queen Boudica's own ranking score of 68 reflects solid but not exceptional performance on the key stage 2 expected standard measure. Across Essex as a whole, 33 schools hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating, and the nearest one to Queen Boudica is St Thomas More's, just two kilometres away. The school itself was rated Good at its most recent graded inspection in 2013, and an ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed it remains Good. That is a notable improvement from its previous inspection in 2011, when it was judged to require improvement overall.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressCowper Crescent, Colchester, Colchester, CO4 5XT
HeadteacherClare Woodward
Local AuthorityEssex
Number of Pupils407
Free School Meals (FSM)16.7%
School Capacity407 / 420 (97% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 Mar 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (14 Mar 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 11 Jul 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
ICT SuiteSports HallSensory RoomPlaying FieldsForest SchoolArt StudiosMusic RoomsOutdoor PlaygroundChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

AthleticsSwimmingNetballTennisGymnasticsFootball

Clubs & Activities

CodingDramaFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:10

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

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Queen Boudica 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.