Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Mill Road, Colchester, CO6 3NN
84 pupils · 73% of 115 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
- 2.4%
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 29 November 2022, published 8 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 | 60% |
| 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 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 14 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 11 | 11 | 28 | 11 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 9 | 7 | 30 | 9 |
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
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt 3.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School 3.3 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Stanway Primary School 4.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Lakelands Primary School 4.4 km · Outstanding (2023) · 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.