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Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School

Primary school in Colchester, Essex. Inadequate (Nov 2022). Serious weaknesses.

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 22 November 2022, report published 13 March 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Serious weaknesses. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.

This grade was given to Chappel Church of England Controlled Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.

Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementInadequate
Early yearsRequires improvement
Safeguarding effectiveNo

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

  1. 1.5 milesGreat Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Primary, Colchester, Essex

    School remains Good (Mar 2024)

  2. 2.0 milesFordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Primary, Colchester, Essex

    Inadequate (Nov 2022) Serious weaknesses

  3. 2.2 milesEarls Colne Primary School and Nursery

    Primary, Colchester, Essex

    School remains Good (May 2023)

  4. 2.8 milesHoly Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham

    Primary, Colchester, Essex

    School remains Good (Sep 2022)

  5. 2.9 milesColne Engaine Church of England Primary School

    Primary, Essex

    School remains Good (Jun 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.