School profile

Broomgrove Infant School

Primary · Community school · Colchester, CO7 9QB

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Broomgrove Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 14 Feb 2024

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 7
Pupils158
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Alison Grigg
Local authorityEssex
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 114756.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils158
Girls70
Boys88
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.17.1%
First language not English8.2%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.180
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.12.2%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.16
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.5
Average class size26

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
74.1%
Other White
6.3%
Other ethnic group
6.3%
White and Asian
2.5%
White and Black Caribbean
1.9%
African
1.9%
Other mixed
1.3%
Indian
1.3%
White and Black African
0.6%
Chinese
0.6%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher20.5
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.11
Teachers (FTE)7.7
Teaching assistants (FTE)5
Support staff (FTE)10.73
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/257.7
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/257.7
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.32
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.80
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.29
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.29
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolEssexEngland
Overall absence6.1%, worse than England, worse than Essex5.3%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.14.4%, similar to England, similar to Essex13.3%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.2.5%, worse than England, worse than Essex1.2%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate10.9%
Pupils with one or more suspensions3%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Broomgrove Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miPrimaryBroomgrove Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryMillfields Primary SchoolFoundation school
Good
1.0 miPrimarySt Lawrence Church of England Primary School, RowhedgeVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.3 miPrimaryOld Heath Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
1.7 miPrimaryKendall Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Outstanding
1.7 miPrimaryFingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
1.7 miPrimaryUnity Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good

Frequently asked questions about Broomgrove Infant School

What is Broomgrove Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Broomgrove Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 14 Feb 2024.

How hard is it to get into Broomgrove Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Broomgrove Infant School made 32 offers from 80 applications (2.5 per offer), and 29 of 29 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Broomgrove Infant School?

Broomgrove Infant School has 158 pupils aged 4 to 7.

What is the capacity of Broomgrove Infant School?

Broomgrove Infant School had 180 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Broomgrove Infant School?

At Broomgrove Infant School, the average class had 26 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 20.5 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Broomgrove Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Broomgrove Infant School missed 6.1% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 14.4% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.