The Stanway School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Colchester, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Stanway School is a secondary school in Colchester, Essex for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 June 2023. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
The Stanway School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 54% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the Attainment 8 score was 48.2 (England 46).
- Year 7 2026: 254 first-choice applications for 273 offers; 246 offers went to first-choice families and 8 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 16.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex is 23%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0QA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,396 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Stanway are polite, considerate and respectful.”
- “Leaders model high expectations, and most pupils respond to this.”
- “Most pupils behave appropriately in lessons and learn well as a result.”
To improve
- “However, a small minority of pupils do not meet the school’s expectations consistently.”
- “As a result, the number of suspensions is high.”
- “This impacts on the school’s most vulnerable pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 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) | 54% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.2 | 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: 254 first-preference applications, 273 offers in total, 246 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Philip Morant School and College 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Paxman Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Colchester County High School for Girls 1.5 mi Outstanding
- St Benedict's Catholic College 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Colchester Royal Grammar School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Helena School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- The Thomas Lord Audley School 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Trinity School 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published