Philip Morant School and College
Ofsted: Good
Score
C56
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Colchester, CO3 4QS
- Distance
- 2.2km away
The Stanway School
Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0QA
Local ranking19th of 80 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1400
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 7 June 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 48.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 51.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 73.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 279
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 88.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1383
- Boys
- 702 (50%)
- Girls
- 694 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1400 (100% full)
- SEND
- 12.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 14.7%
- EAL
- 4.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.0%
- SEN Support
- 9.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 82.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,245/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 85.9%
- Black African: 2.5%
- White Other: 2.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
- Asian Indian: 1.1%
- Asian Other: 1.1%
85.9%
White British
2.5%
Black African
2.4%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Winstree Road
Colchester, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 137927
- UKPRN
- 10036752
- Establishment No.
- 5462
- Trust
- THE SIGMA TRUST
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