North Primary School and Nursery
John Harper Street, Colchester, CO1 1RP
458 pupils · 109% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 19.1%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 29 March 2023, published 18 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 47% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 57 | 52 | 105 | 56 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 57 | 91 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 51 | 127 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 56 | 113 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 46 | 123 | 56 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 56 | 121 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 63 | 130 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 67 | 124 | 59 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St John's Green Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 1.2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St James the Great Church of England Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Queen Boudica Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Braiswick Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Hamilton Primary School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.