Colchester Academy
Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3JL
Local ranking61st of 82 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
910
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 38.5
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 31.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 50.2%
- Entering EBacc
- 32.3%
- EBacc APS
- 3.3
- Cohort Size
- 201
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Continued in education
- 74.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 899
- Boys
- 450 (50%)
- Girls
- 449 (50%)
- Capacity
- 910 (99% full)
- SEND
- 29.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 44.0%
- EAL
- 16.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.0%
- SEN Support
- 25.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 57.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,165/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 13.9%
- Persistent Absence
- 36.5%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 67.5%
- White Other: 8.0%
- Other: 8.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 2.3%
- Black African: 2.3%
- Mixed Other: 2.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.7%
- Black Caribbean: 1.7%
67.5%
White British
8.0%
White Other
8.0%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136195
- UKPRN
- 10031141
- Establishment No.
- 6911
- Trust
- PENROSE LEARNING TRUST