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Hamilton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Constantine Road, Colchester CO3 3GB · hamiltonprimary.com · 01206 572362
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.03 mi
- 1.65 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 420
- At capacity · 420 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.6%
- First language not English
- 14.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.03 mi (1.65 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 53 families put the school first and 57 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 57 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 86 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 74 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 119 | 2▲ | 50% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.03 mi1.65 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Hamilton Primary School on 7 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 7 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Jul 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (157 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 157
- 37% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (18%) with SEND