Monkwick Infant and Nursery School
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School is a converter academy in Colchester for boys and girls aged 2 to 7. It has 149 pupils and room for 204. About 31 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools.
School Road, Monkwick, Colchester, CO2 8NN01206 573849monkwick-inf.essex.sch.ukMrs Charlotte Cumming headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
120 places were empty (44% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 18% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
How places were given out for September 2026. The last place was given under this rule: Criterion 5.
| Entry | Places | Applied at all | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 60 | 60 | – | LA |
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (15), language and communications needs (13), emotional and mental health (5).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 149 | 170 | 189 | 202 | 223 | 236 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 26% | 26% | 24% | 29% | 30% | 32% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 17% | 18% | 18% | 20% | 12% | 13% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 20% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 15% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 7.7% | 7.1% | 6.4% | 8.6% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 6.2% | 5.7% | 5.1% | 7.1% | 4.4% | 4.8% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 22.8% | 16.8% | 16.2% | 26.5% | 9.9% | 13.5% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 16.5 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
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 primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monkwick Junior School | Academy | 80 m | 234 | Good 2022 | 8 | Compare |
| St. George's School | Council | 0.8 miles | 609 | Good 2023 | 38 | Compare |
| Cherry Tree Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 180 | Good 2022 | 59 | Compare |
| Old Heath Community Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 209 | Report card 2026 | 35 | Compare |
| Kendall Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 209 | No overall grade 2025 | 91 | Compare |
| Montgomery Primary School, Colchester | Council | 1.0 miles | 608 | Good 2019 | 72 | Compare |
| Hamilton Primary School | Council | 1.2 miles | 420 | No overall grade 2025 | 77 | Compare |
| Kings Ford Academy | Academy | 1.2 miles | 152 | No overall grade 2025 | 10 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Monkwick Infant and Nursery School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Monkwick Infant and Nursery School yet.
How many pupils does Monkwick Infant and Nursery School have?
149 pupils aged 2 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 204 places, so it is 73% full.
Is Monkwick Infant and Nursery School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 120 places were empty in 2024/25 (44% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Monkwick Infant and Nursery School?
Pupils were in school 92.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 23% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Monkwick Infant and Nursery School?
The average class had 21.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- School Road, Monkwick, Colchester, CO2 8NN
- Telephone
- 01206 573849
- Website
- www.monkwick-inf.essex.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Cumming
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 2-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- The Sigma Trust (12 schools)
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Berechurch
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2014 (academy converter)
- URN
- 140735 · LAESTAB 8812053 · UKPRN 10045356
- Formerly
- Monkwick Infant and Nursery School
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.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Essex council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 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.