Shrub End

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12,438 people · median £292,000 · Colchester

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High wellbeing

Colchester Council · Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition 30/51 seats · 59% · OCD 2026

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Schools This neighbourhood

86% of the 7 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

6 of 7 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 7 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
King's Ford Infant School and Nursery	Primary	Inspected '24 — see report	0.2 km
Kings Ford Academy	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.2 km
Montgomery Primary School, Colchester	Primary	Good ('19)	0.6 km
Paxman Academy	Secondary	Good ('24)	0.6 km
St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.7 km
Holly Corner Kindergarten	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.8 km
Gosbecks Primary School	Primary	—	0.9 km
Second Steps Day Nursery (Colchester) Limited	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.0 km
Plume Avenue Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.1 km
Prettygate Infant School	Primary	Good ('22)	1.1 km
Prettygate Junior School	Primary	—	1.1 km
Butterfly Blue Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.2 km
Philip Morant School and College	Secondary	Good ('23)	1.2 km
Centre Preschool (Colchester) CIO	Nursery	—	1.4 km
Hamilton Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.4 km
Christchurch Preschool	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.5 km
Colchester County High School for Girls	Secondary	Outstanding ('23)	1.6 km
St Benedict's Catholic College	Secondary	—	1.6 km
The Thomas Lord Audley School	Secondary	—	1.8 km
Lexden Lodge Kindergarten	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.8 km
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School	Primary	—	1.9 km
Monkwick Junior School	Primary	Good ('22)	1.9 km
Colchester Royal Grammar School	Secondary	Inadequate ('21)	1.9 km
St Mary's School for Girls	All-through	—	2.0 km
Colchester Montessori Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	2.0 km

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