The Thomas Lord Audley School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 25 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 137937
- Address
- Monkwick Avenue, Monkwick, CO2 8NJ
- Website
- http://www.tla.essex.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 921 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.4%
- Persistent absence
- 17.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.4%
White British 87.2%
Mixed 4.7%
Other White 3.8%
African 1.6%
Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Asian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.2
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.5
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 41 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 9 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 9 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 166 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 161 |
| Geography | GCSE | 69 |
| German | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
The Thomas Lord Audley School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 191
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 223
- 2nd preference
- 68
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 187
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 195 117 78 |
| Year 8 | 197 97 100 |
| Year 9 | 193 99 94 |
| Year 10 | 169 80 89 |
| Year 11 | 167 89 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 62.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 20.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.1% 3.0% |