Messing Primary School
School Road, Messing, Colchester, CO5 9TH
Reception - Year 6 (ages 4-11)
PrimaryAcademy sponsor ledMixed
About the school
“On 1 September 2013 Messing Primary School officially became an Academy, sponsored by New Hall School in Chelmsford, an ‘outstanding’ independent boarding and day school.”
Established school - open since before 2013.
Ofsted
Ofsted: Not judgedLast inspected 14 July 2025
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes
“Not judged” means there's no overall grade: Ofsted stopped giving single-word grades in September 2024. The full report shows how the school did in each area.
Admissions
Admissions policy on record: Not applicable
This school is its own admissions authority, meaning it sets and applies its own admissions criteria (rather than the local council).
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- Number of pupils
- 88
- Multi-academy trust
- New Hall Multi Academy Trust
- Phone
- 01621815415