Academy · Essex
Kings Ford Academy
- Primary
- Ages 7–11
- Term dates checked
Term dates
This school's own term dates broadly match Essex council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.
Before and after school
No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 10 June 2025. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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
- 7–11
- Pupils
- 152 (capacity 240)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- INSPIRES MAT
- Phone
- 01206573807
- Address
- Gloucester Avenue, Shrub End, Colchester, CO2 9AZ
- Website
- kingsfordacademy.co.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.