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Colne Community School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Church Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester CO7 0QL · colne.essex.sch.uk · 01206 303511
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43
- average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,289
- 84% of 1,540 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 21.7%
- First language not English
- 4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Sigma Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 234 families put the school first and 256 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 256 | 234 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 274 | 239 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 280 | 268 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 277 | 273 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 253 | 225 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43, and 39.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade C- (26.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43 | 46 | ||
| ▼39.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ●62.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼24.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.65 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137429)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 4.9 | +0.4 |
| Sixth form college | 41.1 | +2.3 |
| Further education | 36.2 | −7.6 |
| Other education | 0.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3 | +3.2 |
| Employment | 2.4 | +0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | +1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
Applied general average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 students | Merit+ (27.3) | Average -0.05 |
| Earlier years: Applied general | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 42 | Pass (14.4) | -0.56 |
| 2016/17 | 62 | — | +0.07 |
| 2015/16 | 48 | — | +0.89 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 137429)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 19 | +6 |
| Other education | 12 | −1 |
| Apprenticeship | 19 | +6 |
| Employment | 19 | −27 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13 | +4 |
| Activity not captured | 19 | +13 |
Ofsted
Colne Community School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137429), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137429)
May 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137429)
Mar 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137429)
Jan 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137429)
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (274 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 274
- 22% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 82 parents (30%) with SEND