East Bergholt High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Colchester, Suffolk
East Bergholt High School is a secondary school in Colchester, Suffolk for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 June 2023. Suffolk has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Heath Road, East Bergholt, Colchester, CO7 6RJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 902 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 June 2023
Strengths
- “There are high expectations for pupils’ achievement and behaviour.”
- “Pupils benefit from newly adopted approaches to how the curriculum is taught and they learn well.”
- “Pupils understand individual difference, showing respect for other people’s characteristics and beliefs.”
To improve
- “There are still occasions when this is not the case.”
- “This impacts negatively on some pupils’ enjoyment of school.”
- “However, leaders have not been clear enough about how bullying is dealt with and about how and when to pass on different types of worry.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 48% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.8 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 194 first-preference applications, 189 offers in total, 183 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2025 to 2026, as Suffolk published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Hadleigh High School 5.1 mi Standards maintained
- Holbrook Academy 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Chantry Academy 6.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy 6.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ipswich Academy 7.7 mi Requires improvement
- Westbourne Academy 7.7 mi Not judged
- Ormiston Endeavour Academy 8.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Copleston High School 8.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published