Cherry Tree Academy
Holt Drive, Colchester, CO2 0BG
180 pupils · 86% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- INSPIRES MAT
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 38.3%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 2 February 2022, published 28 March 2022. 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 | 79% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“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 — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 14 | 32 | 15 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 17 | 14 | 37 | 16 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 20 | 19 | 48 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 21 | 20 | 34 | 21 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 16 | 15 | 27 | 16 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 12 | 9 | 20 | 10 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 20 | 18 | 30 | 18 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 20 | 19 | 34 | 20 |
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
- Monkwick Infant and Nursery School 1.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Monkwick Junior School 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Old Heath Community Primary School 2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Montgomery Primary School, Colchester 2.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge 2.3 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester 2.5 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.