Alternatives to Highwoods Community Primary School
6 other primary schools nearby, nearest first · back to Highwoods Community Primary School
These are the nearest schools that take children at the same age, and that we hold figures for. They are listed by distance, nearest first. This is not a league table. Nothing here says one school is better than another.
Highwoods Community Primary School, for comparison
1.20 first preferences per place in the 2025 intake, stable over the 5 most recent years held.
Ofsted ungraded inspection, June 2024: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Nearby schools
| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinkley Grove Primary School
Colchester |
0.6 km 0.4 mi |
0.83 | Little change 0.85 → 0.9 |
Some aspects not as strong Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester
COLCHESTER |
0.8 km 0.5 mi |
1.27 | Little change 1.08 → 1.08 |
School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published |
| Friars Grove Primary School
Colchester |
1.1 km 0.7 mi |
0.87 | More families are naming it first 0.85 → 0.94 |
School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published |
| Queen Boudica Primary School
Colchester |
1.3 km 0.8 mi |
0.98 | Little change 0.91 → 0.99 |
School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published |
| Camulos Academy
Colchester |
1.4 km 0.9 mi |
0.95 | Little change 0.97 → 0.96 |
Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published |
| Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery
Colchester |
1.6 km 1.0 mi |
- | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
"1st prefs per place" means how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It is the newest year we hold for each school. It shows how many people want the school. It does not tell you if a child would get a place. "Catchment" says whether anyone publishes an area map for that school. Where nobody does, we hold no map, so we cannot say if an address is inside one.