Doucecroft School

Other · Other independent special school · Ages 3–19 · Colchester, Essex

Doucecroft School is an other school in Colchester, Essex for ages 3–19 (other independent special school).

Key facts

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

No Ofsted grade

“It is clear that leaders have prioritised pupils’ health, wellbeing and safety, so the related standards remain met.”
“More whole-class teaching is taking place, making sure that key teaching points are covered before pupils start the activity.”
“The school is making consistent use of visual timetables so that pupils know what is expected of them and when.”

“The school does not meet all of the independent school standards that were checked during this inspection”
“At the standard inspection, the quality of delivery of the curriculum was not effective enough.”
“At that inspection, this improvement was at a very early stage.”

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	0%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	3.1	46

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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