Primary school in Colchester, Essex
Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery
Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3JP
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 3 June 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 156
- Places
- 180
- How full
- 87% full — 156 of 180 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 64 / 92
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistently absent
- 20%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 33%
- English as an additional language
- 22%
- With an EHC plan
- 9%
- On SEN support
- 20%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Colchester 008B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 17%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 28%
- Households owning their home
- 43%
- Households in social housing
- 40%
- Households with no car
- 35%
- Adults economically inactive
- 43%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Steven Turnbull
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Greenstead
- Constituency
- Colchester
- URN
- 114746
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelmere Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 38% | 0 mi |
| Roach Vale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 57% | 0.2 mi |
| Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 47% | 0.3 mi |
| Unity Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 70% | 0.5 mi |
| Willow Brook Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 50% | 0.7 mi |
| Friars Grove Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 59% | 0.8 mi |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, ColchesterVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 72% | 1.1 mi |
| St James the Great Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 48% | 1.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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