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Prettygate Infant School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Community school

Plume Avenue, Colchester CO3 4PH · prettygateschools.co.uk · 01206 577608

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
172
96% of 180 places
Local authority
Essex
Free school meals
12.7%
First language not English
11%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Essex Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 55 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 34 (Places 45)34September 2023: 49 (Places 52)49September 2024: 48 (Places 60)48September 2025: 53 (Places 57)53September 2026: 49 (Places 55)49Places 55
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202655490.9100%
September 2025Sept 202557530.9100%
September 2024Sept 202460480.8100%
September 2023Sept 202352490.9100%
September 2022Sept 202245340.8100%

Ofsted

Prettygate Infant School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
18 Oct 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Mar 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsOutstanding

What parents said

92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
92%
Replies
53
34% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲93% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●82% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▲98% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲85% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▼76% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●78% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲89% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 62% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲53% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 19% who had a child bullied

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