Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Academy sponsor ledPrimaryAges 4–11MixedChurch of England
Mill Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NN
Headteacher · Mrs Sarah Stevenson
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Key facts
Pupils84Capacity 115
OfstedInadequateInspected 29 November 2022
TrustLife Education Trust
Free school meals2.4%
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded inspection on 29 November 2022 (as Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School).
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementInadequate
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- SafeguardingNot effective
The school was placed in the category: Serious weaknesses.
Read the full Ofsted reportsOfsted 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.
How to apply in EssexApplications for September 2026
All 14 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered14
Applications38
First choice14
First-choice offers14
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).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham1.1 mi
- Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt2.0 mi
- Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School2.0 mi
- Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.5 mi
- Stanway Primary School2.7 mi