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Myland Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school
Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester CO4 5LD · mylandprimary.co.uk · 01206 852109
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.50 mi
- 0.81 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 307
- 97% of 315 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 8.5%
- First language not English
- 23.8%
- 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 0.50 mi (811 m) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 76% 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 | 45 | 58 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 45 | 1▲ | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 57 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 58 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.50 mi0.81 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% 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 | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Myland Community Primary School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (75 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 75
- 24% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (31%) with SEND