What did School Atlas judge Elmstead Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged Elmstead Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in June 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend Elmstead Primary School?

Elmstead Primary School has 211 pupils on roll.

What ages does Elmstead Primary School take?

Elmstead Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Elmstead Primary School located?

Elmstead Primary School is located in Colchester, CO7 7YQ, Essex.

How do I apply to Elmstead Primary School?

Elmstead Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Elmstead Primary School?

On offer day for 2025-26 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Elmstead Primary School was 1.142 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Elmstead Primary School?

When Elmstead Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children and previously looked after children (as defined in the Primary Education in Essex 2027/2028 booklet); 2. Residence in the school's catchment area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area with a sibling who is either on roll at the time of the application, or has been offered a place and will still be a pupil of the School at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap. If you have more than one child at the School, please name the youngest one; 3. Sibling link — Children who are ordinarily resident outside of the catchment area with a sibling who is either on the roll at the time of the application, or has been offered a place and will still be a pupil at the School at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap. If you have more than one child at the School, please name the youngest one, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point.

What is the largest ethnic background at Elmstead Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 85.8% of pupils at Elmstead Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Elmstead Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

1.142miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2025-26 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

Last distance offered at Elmstead Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Elmstead Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children and previously looked after children (as defined in the Primary Education in Essex 2027/2028 booklet).
2Residence in the school's catchment area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area with a sibling who is either on roll at the time of the application, or has been offered a place and will still be a pupil of the School at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap. If you have more than one child at the School, please name the youngest one.
3Sibling link — Children who are ordinarily resident outside of the catchment area with a sibling who is either on the roll at the time of the application, or has been offered a place and will still be a pupil at the School at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap. If you have more than one child at the School, please name the youngest one.
4Residence in the school's catchment area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area.
5Children of staff — Children of any teaching or support staff employed by the School in the following circumstances:

Read 2026-09-12 from Primary Education in North-East Essex Directory 2027/2028, page 48. Essex prints every school's admission policy, published admission number, applications received and the criterion under which the last child was admitted, two schools to a page. In 2026 the last child was admitted under criterion 6. CORRECTION 2026-09-13: this row was written on 12 September with the right admission number, notes and source but an empty rule list — every rule came out blank. The rules below were re-read from the same published document. The directory prints a different DfE number for this school, so the block was matched by name and confirmed by the admission number (30), page 48.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Elmstead Primary School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Elmstead Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Elmstead Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in June 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Elmstead Primary School?: Elmstead Primary School has 211 pupils on roll.
What ages does Elmstead Primary School take?: Elmstead Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Elmstead Primary School located?: Elmstead Primary School is located in Colchester, CO7 7YQ, Essex.
How do I apply to Elmstead Primary School?: Elmstead Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Elmstead Primary School?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Elmstead Primary School was 1.142 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Elmstead Primary School?: When Elmstead Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children and previously looked after children (as defined in the Primary Education in Essex 2027/2028 booklet); 2. Residence in the school's catchment area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area with a sibling who is either on roll at the time of the application, or has been offered a place and will still be a pupil of the School at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap. If you have more than one child at the School, please name the youngest one; 3. Sibling link — Children who are ordinarily resident outside of the catchment area with a sibling who is either on the roll at the time of the application, or has been offered a place and will still be a pupil at the School at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap. If you have more than one child at the School, please name the youngest one, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Elmstead Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 85.8% of pupils at Elmstead Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Last distance offered at Elmstead Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Elmstead Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children and previously looked after children (as defined in the Primary Education in Essex 2027/2028 booklet).
2Residence in the school's catchment area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area with a sibling who is either on roll at the time of the application, or has been offered a place and will still be a pupil of the School at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap. If you have more than one child at the School, please name the youngest one.
3Sibling link — Children who are ordinarily resident outside of the catchment area with a sibling who is either on the roll at the time of the application, or has been offered a place and will still be a pupil at the School at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap. If you have more than one child at the School, please name the youngest one.
4Residence in the school's catchment area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area.
5Children of staff — Children of any teaching or support staff employed by the School in the following circumstances:

Elmstead Primary School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Elmstead Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Elmstead Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in June 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Elmstead Primary School?: Elmstead Primary School has 211 pupils on roll.
What ages does Elmstead Primary School take?: Elmstead Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Elmstead Primary School located?: Elmstead Primary School is located in Colchester, CO7 7YQ, Essex.
How do I apply to Elmstead Primary School?: Elmstead Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Elmstead Primary School?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Elmstead Primary School was 1.142 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Elmstead Primary School?: When Elmstead Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children and previously looked after children (as defined in the Primary Education in Essex 2027/2028 booklet); 2. Residence in the school's catchment area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area with a sibling who is either on roll at the time of the application, or has been offered a place and will still be a pupil of the School at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap. If you have more than one child at the School, please name the youngest one; 3. Sibling link — Children who are ordinarily resident outside of the catchment area with a sibling who is either on the roll at the time of the application, or has been offered a place and will still be a pupil at the School at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap. If you have more than one child at the School, please name the youngest one, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Elmstead Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 85.8% of pupils at Elmstead Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Pupils here are given admissions priority at these schools.

Colne Community School

Secondary

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