Prettygate Junior School

State-Funded School

prettygate-junior-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

ColchesterConstituency

CO3 4PHPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Prettygate Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 250 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 67%
Higher standard: 9%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

250

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 250
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good (Improving)

Ungraded inspection on 7 February 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
5 Nov 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.