Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
School Road, Colchester, CO6 1BX
202 pupils · 96% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 27 April 2026. 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 | 85% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 21% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.2 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 36 | 93 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 24 | 23 | 64 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 28 | 27 | 71 | 28 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 39 | 94 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 29 | 83 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 33 | 85 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 22 | 22 | 90 | 22 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 37 | 117 | 30 |
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 Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Lakelands Primary School 2.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Stanway Primary School 3.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Stanway Fiveways Primary School 3.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.4 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham 3.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
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.