Doucecroft SchoolThe Yellow House School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Doucecroft School and The Yellow House School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Doucecroft School was judged Requires improvement and The Yellow House School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 3.1 for Doucecroft School and 6.6 for The Yellow House School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Doucecroft School (1.2 in 2021-22, 3.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ColchesterDoucecroft School | HalsteadThe Yellow House School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: ExpectedStronger figure | |
| School type | Other independent special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 3-19 | 13-17 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 83 | 14 | |
| Capacity | 100 | 20 | |
| Location | Colchester, CO6 3QL | Halstead, CO9 3HX | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 3.1 | 6.6 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 14.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.33 Stronger figure | 0.31 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 9 | 7 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 87 | 16 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
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.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
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