Langenhoe Community Primary School, Colchester
Langenhoe Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Colchester, part of Life Education Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 24th-highest of the 66 schools in Colchester with published results, and 5,545th of 14,452 across England. It was 76% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Essex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Langenhoe Community Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Langenhoe Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 76% in Essex and 77% and 75% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Langenhoe Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Langenhoe Community Primary School as their first choice and 50 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Langenhoe Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Langenhoe Community Primary School are Cherry Tree Academy (1.7 miles, Good, 83% reading, 86% maths); Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 62% reading, 62% maths); St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge (2.2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 87% maths); and Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (2.5 miles, Good, 86% reading, 89% maths).
Langenhoe Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Cherry Tree AcademyFingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSt Lawrence Church of England Primary School, RowhedgeLayer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
The trust
Langenhoe Community Primary School is one of 12 schools run by Life Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
14.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 13 pupils (12.5%) received SEN support and 1 (1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Staffing
Langenhoe Community Primary School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wivenhoe Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Butterfly Lodge (opposite), 240 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Langenhoe Community Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Langenhoe Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2024. Before that, as Langenhoe Community Primary School (URN 114729), it was rated Good in January 2023.
At a Glance
14.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
14.3
Avg class size
13.3
Infant (KS1)
15.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Langenhoe Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Langenhoe Community Primary School is in Essex; for families living there:
- Essex's school travel policy: Education Transport Policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 7 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Langenhoe Community Primary School
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- How many families in Essex got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
76%
Available places
108 pupils
142 places
34 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Colchester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Colchester
Across Essex council
Places available
17,932
Applications
15,737
Got 1st preference
90.3%
Got preferred school
98.2%
All primary applications across Essex council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
13
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
13.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
104
Total Pupils
53
Boys
51
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
14.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,252
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,944
Per pupil
£736k
Total funding
£23k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.3%
Overall absence
11.1%
Persistent absence
99
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Langenhoe Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Langenhoe Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Langenhoe Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 78% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.
What is Langenhoe Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Langenhoe Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2024. Before that, as Langenhoe Community Primary School (URN 114729), it was rated Good in January 2023.
What is the catchment area for Langenhoe Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Langenhoe Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Essex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Langenhoe Community Primary School?
Langenhoe Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 76% of its 142 places.
How big are the classes at Langenhoe Community Primary School?
Classes at Langenhoe Community Primary School average 14.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Langenhoe Community Primary School?
Langenhoe Community Primary School has around 104 pupils on roll. 14% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Langenhoe Community Primary School?
4.3% of sessions were missed at Langenhoe Community Primary School in 2024/25. 11.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Langenhoe Community Primary School?
Apply through Essex's coordinated admissions process, naming Langenhoe Community Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Langenhoe Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 7 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Langenhoe Community Primary School?
Langenhoe Community Primary School is at Bracken Way, Abberton, Colchester, Essex, CO5 7PG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)