64%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
42%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
41.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
47%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
798.1
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,031
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 21/09/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Thurstable School · Secondary · Essex
Part ofTHURSTABLE SCHOOL
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
64%
-1pp
76%69%61%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
42%
-7pp
57%46%35%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42%
Attainment 8
41.9
-2.8
51.346.641.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 41.9
EBacc entry
47%
-7pp
54%40%27%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
EBacc APS
798.1
-85.2
914.3808.9703.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 798.1
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,031
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
24%
Contact
Address
Maypole Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0EW
Local authority
Essex
Website
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 | 64% | 42% | 41.9 | Not applicable | 47% | 798.1 | 47% | 1,031 |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 49% | 44.7 | -0.19 | 54% | 883.4 | 54% | 1,141 |
| 2022/23 | 69% | 50% | 47.0 | -0.02 | 40% | 875.7 | 42% | 1,201 |
| 2021/22 | 76% | 57% | 51.3 | +0.43 | 45% | 914.3 | 46% | 1,196 |
| 2018/19 | 61% | 35% | 45.6 | -0.29 | 27% | 703.5 | 39% | 1,160 |
| 2017/18 | 61% | 38% | 46.0 | -0.02 | 21% | 601.2 | 26% | 1,095 |
| 2016/17 | 59% | 38% | 44.7 | -0.10 | 27% | — | 32% | 1,068 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 26.5 | C- | -0.51 | 9% | 84 |
| 2022/23 | 25.7 | C- | — | 8% | 95 |
| 2021/22 | 30.7 | C | — | 4% | 74 |
| 2018/19 | 27.4 | C- | -0.21 | 8% | 64 |
| 2017/18 | 23.9 | D+ | -0.43 | 0% | 88 |
| 2016/17 | 24.8 | D+ | -0.34 | 0% | 90 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,031 | 21.5 | 18% | 2% | 19% | 9% | 24% |
| 2023/24 | 1,141 | 19.3 | 17% | 2% | 17% | 8% | 20% |
| 2022/23 | 1,201 | 18.1 | 14% | 1% | 17% | 9% | 28% |
| 2021/22 | 1,196 | 17.5 | 14% | 1% | 16% | 10% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 1,208 | 18.1 | 13% | 0% | 14% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,160 | 19.5 | 11% | 0% | 17% | 6% | 16% |
| 2017/18 | 1,095 | 19.4 | 12% | 0% | 18% | 6% | 15% |
| 2016/17 | 1,068 | 18.5 | 12% | 1% | 18% | 5% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.