Stanway Primary School
Primary school in Colchester, Essex. Good (Nov 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 9 November 2022, report published 19 December 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around November 2026
The last inspection was in November 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.4 milesStanway Fiveways Primary School
Good (Dec 2022)
- 0.4 milesLakelands Primary School
Outstanding (May 2023)
- 0.5 milesLexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils
School remains Good (Jul 2023)
- 0.6 milesSt Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Jan 2025)
- 0.7 milesHome Farm Primary School
Report card, Jan 2026: 1 exceptional, 6 strong
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.