Gosbecks Primary School

Community schoolPrimaryAges 5–11Mixed

Owen Ward Close, Shrub End, Gosbecks Primary School, Colchester, CO2 9DG

Headteacher · Mr Mark Millbourne

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 9 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils227Capacity 216

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 7 February 2024

Free school meals21.6%

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 7 February 2024.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through Essex council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

All 22 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered22

Applications63

First choice22

First-choice offers22

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).