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Doucecroft School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–19 · Independent special school
Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester CO6 3QL · doucecroft.org.uk · 01206 771234
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 3.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
- Pupils
- 83
- 83% of 100 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 3.1, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼3.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.33 | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Doucecroft School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 25 February 2025, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (24 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 24
- 28% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 12% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (100%) with SEND