An archaeological excavation was carried out by Colchester Archaeological Trust in March 2017 at Hill Farm prior to the construction of residential dwellings.<1> The work revealed 15 archaeological features, comprising ten ditches, three pits and two small pits/postholes. Although dating evidence was rare across the whole site, most of the poorly dated ditches were likely to be Roman field boundaries forming a complex field system. One ditch contained 26 sherds (4.8kg) of a Dressel 20 (Spanish) amphora (mid 1st to 2nd century) and can be more confidently dated to the early Roman period. Ditches F24, F27 and F37 appear to be on the same NE/SW alignment as a cropmark identified further to the north-east before the school was built. A single possible medieval ditch (F47) containing 1 sherd of late 12th/13th-14th century was also identified. In addition, there were six tree-throws, two modern pits and a modern service. The excavation followed a trial-trenched evaluation in December 2016 (ECC3898), and comprised two small areas focussed on T3 to T6 (Area 1, 50 x 12.5m) and T9 (Area 2, 25 x 7.5m).<2>