Messing Primary School
Academy sponsor led in Colchester, Essex.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 89 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 84 |
| Free school meals | 16.90% |
| Trust or sponsor | NEW HALL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | School Road, Messing, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9TH |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.messingprimaryschool.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01621815415 |
| URN | 139252 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 10 June 2025, published 14 July 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 27 March 2024, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
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
- Baynards Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Milldene Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Feering Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy (primary school, about 3.0 km)
- Tiptree Heath Primary School (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey (primary school, about 4.8 km)
- Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 5.1 km)
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