50%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
31%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
38.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
32%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
672.2
EBacc APS · 2024/25
899
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
37%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 08/03/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Colchester Academy · Secondary · Essex
Part ofPENROSE LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
50%
+13pp
56%46%37%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
31%
+10pp
31%24%17%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 31%
Attainment 8
38.5
+3.6
40.237.234.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38.5
EBacc entry
32%
+5pp
32%22%11%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 32%
EBacc APS
672.2
+128.8
672.2556.9441.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 672.2
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
899
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
44%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
14%
Persistent absence
37%
Contact
Address
Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3JL
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 50% | 31% | 38.5 | Not applicable | 32% | 672.2 | 32% | 899 |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 22% | 34.9 | -0.91 | 27% | 543.4 | 27% | 913 |
| 2022/23 | 38% | 22% | 36.9 | -0.56 | 11% | 451.5 | 19% | 897 |
| 2021/22 | 37% | 17% | 34.3 | -0.71 | 17% | 441.7 | 25% | 869 |
| 2018/19 | 56% | 27% | 40.2 | -0.28 | 12% | 443.4 | 15% | 758 |
| 2017/18 | 51% | 37% | 43.1 | -0.03 | 19% | 361.3 | 19% | 683 |
| 2016/17 | 52% | 36% | 43.0 | +0.23 | 27% | — | 27% | 648 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 899 | 17.7 | 29% | 16% | 44% | 14% | 37% |
| 2023/24 | 913 | 19.2 | 28% | 14% | 44% | 15% | 42% |
| 2022/23 | 897 | 18.2 | 26% | 13% | 45% | 14% | 43% |
| 2021/22 | 869 | 17.9 | 23% | 11% | 46% | 15% | 44% |
| 2020/21 | 815 | 17.1 | 21% | 12% | 47% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 758 | 18.5 | 17% | 11% | 52% | 9% | 27% |
| 2017/18 | 683 | 16.7 | 15% | 11% | 52% | 7% | 22% |
| 2016/17 | 648 | 16.5 | 16% | 11% | 50% | 6% | 15% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.