Littlegarth School
Littlegarth School is an independent school in Colchester for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 304 pupils and room for 340.
Horkesley Park, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JR01206 262332littlegarth.orgMrs Kathy Uttley headmasterAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Essex council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 304 | 296 | 315 | 310 | 316 | 320 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 22% | 23% | 22% | 18% | 12% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nayland Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 197 | Good 2019 | 93 | Compare |
| Boxted St Peter's Church of England School | Church of England | 1.8 miles | 206 | Good 2022 | 82 | Compare |
| Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 48 | Good 2023 | 5 | Compare |
| OneSchool Global UK Colchester Campus | Independent | 2.1 miles | 120 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 2.5 miles | 203 | No overall grade 2025 | 39 | Compare |
| Langham Oaks | Academy | 2.9 miles | 82 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| The St Aubyn Centre Education Department | Pupil referral unit | 3.0 miles | 6 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| Camulos Academy | Academy | 3.2 miles | 406 | Not inspected | 88 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Littlegarth School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Littlegarth School yet.
How many pupils does Littlegarth School have?
304 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 340 places, so it is 89% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Horkesley Park, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4JR
- Telephone
- 01206 262332
- Website
- www.littlegarth.org
- Headmaster
- Mrs Kathy Uttley
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Rural North
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 17 October 1957
- URN
- 115413 · LAESTAB 8816019 · UKPRN 10071132
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.