Millfields Primary School
Foundation school in Colchester, Essex.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Foundation school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 217 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 218 |
| Free school meals | 6.50% |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | Bowes Road, Wivenhoe, Colchester, Essex, CO7 9RD |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.millfields.essex.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01206823044 |
| URN | 115261 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 25 March 2025, published 18 May 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 |
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
- Broomgrove Infant School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Broomgrove Junior School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Alresford Primary School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Elmstead Primary School (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- Old Heath Community Primary School (primary school, about 3.2 km)
- Kendall Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 4.0 km)
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