74%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
54%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
48.2
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
35%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1156.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,383
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 07/06/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of The Stanway School · Secondary · Essex
Part ofTHE SIGMA TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
74%
+4pp
78%74%70%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
54%
+6pp
54%49%44%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
Attainment 8
48.2
+0.9
50.648.546.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48.2
EBacc entry
35%
-7pp
44%38%32%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35%
EBacc APS
1156.3
-8.2
1209.21086.9964.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1156.3
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,383
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
17%
Contact
Address
Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0QA
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 | 74% | 54% | 48.2 | Not applicable | 35% | 1156.3 | 42% | 1,383 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 48% | 47.3 | +0.07 | 42% | 1164.5 | 47% | 1,394 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 45% | 46.4 | +0.13 | 41% | 1141.9 | 46% | 1,401 |
| 2021/22 | 76% | 53% | 50.6 | +0.08 | 44% | 1209.2 | 55% | 1,397 |
| 2018/19 | 78% | 44% | 49.5 | +0.13 | 32% | 964.7 | 42% | 1,267 |
| 2017/18 | 67% | 40% | 47.5 | +0.07 | 35% | 905.3 | 48% | 1,217 |
| 2016/17 | 69% | 47% | 48.8 | +0.16 | 32% | — | 43% | 1,152 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,383 | 17.4 | 13% | 5% | 15% | 7% | 17% |
| 2023/24 | 1,394 | 17.5 | 14% | 4% | 13% | 7% | 18% |
| 2022/23 | 1,401 | 17.8 | 12% | 3% | 13% | 8% | 23% |
| 2021/22 | 1,397 | 17.7 | 12% | 2% | 12% | 8% | 24% |
| 2020/21 | 1,356 | 17.0 | 12% | 2% | 12% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,267 | 17.2 | 10% | 2% | 13% | 5% | 9% |
| 2017/18 | 1,217 | 16.9 | 10% | 2% | 15% | 5% | 10% |
| 2016/17 | 1,152 | 15.8 | 11% | 1% | 15% | 5% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.