Lakelands Primary School
Free schools in Colchester, Essex.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Free schools |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 340 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 17.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | Wagtail Mews, Colchester, Essex, CO3 8AJ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.lakelandsprimary.com/ |
| Telephone | 01206484033 |
| URN | 147844 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 4 May 2023, published 18 June 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
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
- Stanway Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Stanway Fiveways Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Home Farm Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Gosbecks Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Prettygate Junior School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Prettygate Infant School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
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