Primary school in Colchester, Essex
Langham Primary Academy
School Road, Langham, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5PB
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 November 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 101
- Places
- 112
- How full
- 90% full — 101 of 112 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 55 / 46
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Colchester 001A, 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
- 40%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 87%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 5%
- Adults economically inactive
- 43%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CANONIUM LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Andrew MacDonald
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Rural North
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- URN
- 151529
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boxted St Peter's Church of England SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 77% | 1.4 mi |
| Stratford St Mary Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 80% | 1.9 mi |
| Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2022 | 64% | 2.1 mi |
| Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 83% | 2.2 mi |
| Brinkley Grove Primary SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 76% | 2.5 mi |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, ColchesterVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 72% | 2.8 mi |
| Camulos AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 80% | 2.8 mi |
| Highwoods Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 78% | 2.9 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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