Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School
The Street, Colchester, CO6 2DD
82 pupils · 78% of 105 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 3.7%
Ofsted
Inadequate (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 22 November 2022, published 13 March 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 | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“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 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 13 | 13 | 33 | 13 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 11 | 11 | 29 | 11 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 15 | 16 | 46 | 15 |
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
- Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.3 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery 3.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham 4.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School 4.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey 5.2 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.