Schools in Harwich
Harwich is a port town on the Essex coast with 8 schools — 7 primaries and Harwich and Dovercourt High School as the secondary serving the Tendring peninsula. Five schools have received Good or Outstanding Ofsted ratings, which is among the higher concentrations in coastal Essex. Three schools have a Church of England affiliation.
One school is currently oversubscribed, with an average fill rate of 84% across the area. Essex County Council coordinates admissions; applications for September entry open the previous October. Harwich and Dovercourt High School's catchment boundary typically encompasses both Harwich and Dovercourt — families in neighbouring Parkeston or Ramsey should verify which secondary catchment applies to their postcode.
Use the catchment finder to check primary and secondary catchment boundaries by postcode. The last-distance-offered data for Harwich and Dovercourt High School gives the clearest indication of how the secondary boundary has moved in recent years.
Primary schools in Harwich: 1 oversubscribed (7)
The Mayflower Primary School
Primary · Community school
Harwich · CO12 4AJ
Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school
Harwich · CO12 3NS
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Harwich · CO12 5BA
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Harwich · CO12 4HT
Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school
Harwich · CO12 4NB
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Harwich · CO12 5EL
Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Academy converter
Harwich · CO12 4LB
Secondary Schools in Harwich (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Harwich are set by Essex and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.