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Lakelands Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
Wagtail Mews, Colchester CO3 8AJ · lakelandsprimary.com · 01206 484033
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Last distance offered
- 3.79 mi
- 6.09 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 340
- 81% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.6%
- First language not English
- 13.5%
- 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 3.79 mi (6.09 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 48 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 | 48 | 43 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 52 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 40 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 3.79 mi6.09 km | |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | n/a | 62% |
| Higher standard | n/a | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
Ofsted
Lakelands Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 4 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 4 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 53
- 46% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 13% who had a child bullied