Colne Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 27 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Not available
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 146795
- Address
- Church Road, Brightlingsea, CO7 0QL
- Website
- www.colne.essex.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1255 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.7%
White British 86.7%
Mixed 5%
Other White 4.1%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other 1.2%
African 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.04
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.2
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.02
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 1 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 188 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 33 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 17 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 65 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 63 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 51 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
Colne Community School and College (Secondary and 16 to 19 Provision)
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 280
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 268
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 264
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 277 133 144 |
| Year 8 | 255 144 111 |
| Year 9 | 234 118 116 |
| Year 10 | 243 130 113 |
| Year 11 | 246 125 121 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 86.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 38.0% 36.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 38.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 42.0% 10.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.7% 1.0% |