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Thurstable School

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Colchester, Essex

Thurstable School is a secondary school in Colchester, Essex for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 20 May 2025. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.

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Key facts

Address
Maypole Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0EW
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11–16
Sector
See recorded establishment type
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Council
Essex
Pupils on roll
932 January 2026 school census
Free school meals
18.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher
19.2

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 20 May 2025

Strengths

To improve

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

MeasureSchoolEngland
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)42%45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)41.946

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

Applications and offers

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Last distance offered and catchment

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