Colchester AcademyThe Trinity School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Colchester.
Summary of the comparison
Colchester Academy and The Trinity School are secondary schools in Colchester.
Colchester Academy scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Trinity School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Trinity School is ahead on our composite score.
Colchester Academy was judged Good and The Trinity School was judged strong.
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ColchesterColchester Academy | ColchesterThe Trinity School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D43/100 | C66/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 68th of 80 in Essex Stronger figure | 79th of 80 in Essex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 899 | 597 | |
| Capacity | 910 | 900 | |
| Location | Colchester, CO4 3JL | Colchester, CO4 6ED | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 38.5 | Not reported | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 31.3% | Not reported | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50.2% | Not reported | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.3% | Not reported | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.34 | Not reported | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 201 | Not reported | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 899 | 597 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 44.0% | 17.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 16.2% | 10.7% | |
| SEN support | 25.5% | 14.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.0% | 2.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 13.9% | 8.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 36.5% | 20.1% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Colchester Academy
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