Colchester Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 9 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 136195
- Address
- Hawthorn Avenue, CO4 3JL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 913 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 13.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.3%
- Persistent absence
- 43.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.3%
White British 69.3%
Other White 8.5%
Mixed 7%
African 6.4%
Unclassified 2.1%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other 1.2%
Indian 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Caribbean 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.56
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 22%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.9
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.99
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 29 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 38 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 24 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 49 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 2 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
Admissions
Colchester Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 154
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 116
- 2nd preference
- 44
- 3rd preference
- 42
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 116
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 175 87 88 |
| Year 8 | 176 87 89 |
| Year 9 | 178 89 89 |
| Year 10 | 201 97 104 |
| Year 11 | 183 85 98 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 85.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 50.0% 37.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 38.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 21.0% 9.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 15.0% 6.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.9% 1.2% |