URN 115144
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Primary · Ages 4-11
CO6 4AT · Colchester
Latest Ofsted evidence
- Most recent inspection
- 4 March 2025
- S5 Inspection
- Latest graded judgement
- Not judged
- Latest ungraded outcome
- School remains Good
- Safeguarding
- Yes
Ofsted release 2026-03-31. Graded and ungraded outcomes are shown separately. They are published inspection records, not an admissions or suitability recommendation.
Primary attainment - KS2
Academic year 2024/25. Percentages are the published share meeting the stated standard.
- Reading, writing and maths
- 63%
- Colchester school average 64.27%
England school average 63.12% - Higher standard
- 9%
- Colchester school average 9.63%
England school average 8.33% - Reading expected standard
- 81%
- Colchester school average 78.61%
England school average 76.92% - Maths expected standard
- 72%
- Colchester school average 76.66%
England school average 75.17%
DfE release 2024-25-revised. Local-authority and England figures are CheckNear arithmetic means across open schools with a published measure in this release, not pupil-weighted official national benchmarks. Suppressed measures remain unavailable.
Nearby schools
Nearest open establishments within 5 km by straight-line distance. This is local context, not a catchment or admissions claim.
- The St Aubyn Centre Education Department
Not applicable · CO4 5HG
1.63 km
- Myland Community Primary School
Primary · CO4 5LD
2.03 km
- Camulos Academy
Primary · CO4 6AL
2.05 km
- Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt
Primary · CO6 3JF
2.17 km
- North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Not applicable · CO2 9BS
2.29 km
- Braiswick Primary School
Primary · CO4 5QJ
2.49 km