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)

Our whole school approach to learning, working and playing is visible in our school motto of ....

'Tell the truth & show respect, think of others & try our best'

...which is at the centre of our Old Heath Heart weekly award for EY & KS1 'trophy' and the KS2 'trophy'. We all work together for everyone to have 'Old Heath Heart'.

Our last Ofsted Inspection was in April 2026. Our inspection report can be read here.

We are a one-form entry primary school, this means that we have one class of thirty for every year group: 'Early Years' as part of the Early Years Foundation Stage, Year 1 & Year 2 is Key Stage 1 (Infants) and Years 3 to 6 are Key Stage 2 (Juniors).

Our school building is very 'old school', built in traditional red brick with arched wooden windows facing out on Old Heath Road. We are lucky that although we seem very small when looking at our front entrance, our building has two 'wings' of classrooms and our hall, catering kitchens that surround our playground, and then, leading off the playground, we have a small quiet garden, then a driveway/car park (staff only) leading up towards our field which has an outdoor gym, marked racetrack, sunken trampoline, basket ball hoops, a castle, an outside covered seating area and an area available for Forest School. 

Admissions

Please give us a ring if you need a school place and we'll try to help. For mid-year transfers into the school, you will also need to contact Essex's Admission Team to make an application.

Admissions Policy

The Local Authority (LA) is the admissions authority and is responsible for all aspects of pupil admissions and appeals.

The application window for Reception places in Essex schools for Sept 2026 will open on 10th November 2025 to 15th January 2026. Please use the link below to connect directly to the portal.

Reception Places Online Portal Link

Essex Primary Schools Booklet ~ this link will open 'Primary Education in Essex 2027-28', listing all the schools in Essex and their details

Our school tours for prospective parents and children begin after the October half-term. The tour is led by our Headteacher, Mrs Bourne. We visit the key classes in the school ~ our children love to wave and welcome new faces! We spend a little extra time in our Early Years class so parents can see how things are set up. We also have time for a chat in the Library for any questions. 

Our tour dates are:

(to be published in September 2026)

If you are looking for a 'mid term placement'

Essex's Admission Team can be contacted on 0345 603 2200 or email admissions@essex.gov.uk. 

Our Accessibility Statement

This website is run by Old Heath Community Primary School and this statement applies to www.oldheath.com (03.02.2025). We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

• change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
• zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
• navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
• listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We've also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

Please click here to read the rest of our Accessibility Statement