Where children learn, achieve and enjoy success

On behalf of the children, parents, staff and governors, I would like to welcome you to Old Heath Community Primary School and to our website. Our school is located on the outskirts of Colchester town centre at the junction of Old Heath and Abbots Road (CO2 8DD).

We hope you have all had a good autumn half term break and are ready for the very packed lead up to the Christmas Holidays! Starting with the prospective Early Years Parents Tours for September 2025 intake! The application window opened on 4th November and will close on 15th January 2024. This is not a 'first come first served' system, all applications are sorted, reviewed and allocated after the closing date.

The dates we have currently planned in the diary are:

Monday 11th November at 9.45am

Tuesday 12th November at 9.45am

Tuesday 19th November at 9.45am

Wednesday 20th November at 2pm

Tuesday 26th November at 9.45am

Wednesday 27th November at 2pm

Please make sure you ring and book a place, as we don't have lots of room to show big groups round.

In December 2021 we had our Ofsted Inspection. The inspection covered two days, 2nd & 3rd December. We continue to maintain our ‘Good’ grading and the full report for our inspection can be read here.

This is the opening paragraph of our report which we are very proud of……

‘Pupils enjoy being part of this happy, hard-working school community. Pupils care about each other. They get on well with staff. Pupils and their parents told the inspector that the
school is a caring and welcoming place. Pupils are keen to uphold the school’s mantra of
‘tell the truth and show respect, think of others and try our best’. Pupils behave well. They follow the school rules. Pupils want to learn, and they work hard.’

Amanda Mitchelson, Headteacher