Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Academy sponsor led in Colchester, Essex.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 84 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 115 |
| Free school meals | 2.40% |
| Trust or sponsor | LIFE EDUCATION TRUST |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | Mill Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Telephone | 01206240251 |
| URN | 150124 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 29 November 2022, published 8 March 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, URN 115078).
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt (primary school, about 3.3 km)
- Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School (primary school, about 3.3 km)
- Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (primary school, about 4.1 km)
- Stanway Primary School (primary school, about 4.3 km)
- Lakelands Primary School (primary school, about 4.4 km)
- Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils (primary school, about 4.6 km)
- Stanway Fiveways Primary School (primary school, about 4.9 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.