Lakelands Primary School
Primary school in Colchester, Essex. Outstanding (May 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 4 May 2023, report published 18 June 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| 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 May 2027
The last inspection was in May 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
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 Primary School
Good (Nov 2022)
- 0.4 milesStanway Fiveways Primary School
Good (Dec 2022)
- 0.9 milesSt Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Jan 2025)
- 0.9 milesLexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils
School remains Good (Jul 2023)
- 1.0 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.