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
- 1283 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.8%
- Persistent absence
- 22.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
White British 88.2%
Mixed 4.2%
Other White 3.7%
Other 1.3%
Unclassified 1%
African 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.65
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 54 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 24 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 202 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
Colne Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 274
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 239
- 2nd preference
- 60
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 239
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 3
- 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 | 283 135 148 |
| Year 8 | 274 130 144 |
| Year 9 | 251 146 105 |
| Year 10 | 233 118 115 |
| Year 11 | 242 125 117 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 44.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.1% 3.0% |