Langham Primary Academy

Primary school in Colchester, Essex. Good (Nov 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 1 November 2023, report published 14 December 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

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

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.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
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 November 2027

The last inspection was in November 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 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

1.4 milesBoxted St Peter's Church of England School
Primary, Colchester, Essex
Good (Nov 2022)
1.9 milesStratford St Mary Primary School
Primary, Nr Colchester, Suffolk
Good (Nov 2023)
2.1 milesArdleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Primary, Colchester, Essex
Requires improvement (Oct 2022)
2.2 milesDedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary, Colchester, Essex
Good (Jun 2024)
2.5 milesBrinkley Grove Primary School
Primary, Colchester, Essex
Some aspects not as strong (Oct 2024)

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