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EnglandEast of EnglandColchesterCO5 0EWThurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre
Secondary

Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre

SecondaryPost 16

Colchester · Colchester · CO5 0EW http://www.thurstable.co.uk

Pupils
1,031
cap. 1,275
Ages
11 - 16
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
64%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
42%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
41.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
47%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
8.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,031
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
42%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
41.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
47%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
8.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,031
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Overview

Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 21/09/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Previous inspection
  • 2016Good
AddressMaypole Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0EW
Telephone01621816526
Local authorityEssex
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
Finance£8096 spend / pupil£7936 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

Establishment history

Earlier establishment on this site or under a previous URN.

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06View on Parent View
Overall happy
95%
Would recommend
94%
Responses
64
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

95%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

95%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

82%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

16%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

70%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

47%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

84%

Q9. My child does well at this school

83%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

92%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

95%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

100%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

78%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

94%

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
8.0
-0.9
9.18.17.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 8.0

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)-0.19
Average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2023/24 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
26.5
+0.8
30.727.323.9
'18'19'22'23'24
'24 · 26.5
A-level value added
-0.51
-0.2-0.4-0.5
'17'18'19'24
'24 · -0.5
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
9%
+1pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'22'23'24
'24 · 9%
Average A-level grade
C-
0
CC-D
'18'19'22'23'24
'24 · C-

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.51
Well below average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

89%

Education or employment

85%

Education

2%

Apprenticeships

2%

Employment

After 16 to 18 study · 2023/24

76%

Education or employment

44%

Education

1%

Apprenticeships

31%

Employment

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,031
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
LA AVG 18.59:1
EAL
2%
LA AVG 9.84%
FSM eligible
19%
LA AVG 23.88%
SEN
18%
LA AVG 16.07%
Overall absence
9%
LA AVG 8.97%
Persistent absence
24%
LA AVG 24.25%

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.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSEBacc lang entryCohort
2024/2564%42%41.9Not applicable47%8.047%1,031
2023/2465%49%44.7-0.1954%8.854%1,141
2022/2369%50%47.0-0.0240%8.842%1,201
2021/2276%57%51.3+0.4345%9.146%1,196
2018/1961%35%45.6-0.2927%7.039%1,160
2017/1861%38%46.0-0.0221%6.026%1,095
2016/1759%38%44.7-0.1027%32%1,068

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2023/2426.5C--0.519%84
2022/2325.7C-8%95
2021/2230.7C4%74
2018/1927.4C--0.218%64
2017/1823.9D+-0.430%88
2016/1724.8D+-0.340%90

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,03121.518%2%19%9%24%
2023/241,14119.317%2%17%8%20%
2022/231,20118.114%1%17%9%28%
2021/221,19617.514%1%16%10%30%
2020/211,20818.113%0%14%
2018/191,16019.511%0%17%6%16%
2017/181,09519.412%0%18%6%15%
2016/171,06818.512%1%18%5%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.