Elmstead Primary School

About Elmstead Primary School

Elmstead Primary School is a primary school in Colchester, Essex, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 211 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 4.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Elmstead Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 19 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2025 lived 1.14 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 24.5 pupils per teacher. Elmstead Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.