The Mayflower Primary School
Community school in Harwich, Essex.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 356 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 390 |
| Free school meals | 44.70% |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | Main Road, Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex, CO12 4AJ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.mayflower-pri.essex.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01255502444 |
| URN | 114747 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 24 February 2022, published 3 May 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| 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
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey (primary school, about 3.4 km)
- Shotley Community Primary School (primary school, about 3.7 km)
- Langer Primary Academy (primary school, about 4.9 km)
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