Academy · Essex
Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- Primary
- Ages 4–11
- Church of England
Term dates
Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Essex council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK
How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 14 families put this school as their first choice, and 14 places were offered. 14 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 14 | 14 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 9 | 7 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- Premier Education WAC, Fordham All Saints CofE VC Primary School. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 29 November 2022. Overall: Inadequate It was inspected as Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, before the school changed (for example, became an academy).
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Requires improvement
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Pupils
- 84 (capacity 115)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Academy trust
- LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
- Phone
- 01206240251
- Address
- Mill Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NN
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.