Highwoods Community Primary School
Tynedale Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SN
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Primary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Admissions: Not applicable
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 453 (234 boys, 219 girls)
- Capacity: 450
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 17.2%
- Telephone: 01206845887
- Ofsted: Good (24 Mar 2015); ungraded inspection 14 Jun 2024: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- KS2 expected standard: 78% (2024/25, revised)
- Applications (Reception entry, September 2026): 155 applications, 60 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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