The Thomas Lord Audley School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Colchester, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →The Thomas Lord Audley School is a secondary school in Colchester, Essex for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 26 March 2025. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
The Thomas Lord Audley 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 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | Not published |
| Year 7 2023 | Not published |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, there were 241 first-choice applications for 185 offers: 175 offers went to first-choice families and 66 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 42% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (2024/25), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
- Year 7 entry in 2026 had 1.3 first choices per offer, the 11th highest of 75 Essex secondary schools.
- 30.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (January 2026), against a middle figure of 23% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
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
- Monkwick Avenue, Monkwick, Colchester, CO2 8NJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 940 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 26 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at The Thomas Lord Audley School.”
- “They appreciate many aspects of school life and particularly enjoy the excellent relationships they build with staff.”
- “Pupils, parents and carers praise the high-quality pastoral care that the school provides.”
To improve
- “However, this is not consistent across the curriculum.”
- “Sometimes, pupils do not receive the same clarity of feedback or guidance.”
- “On these occasions, pupils are less clear about how to improve and do not deepen their learning as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 2025 (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) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.3 | 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: 241 first-preference applications, 185 offers in total, 175 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.
- Colchester Royal Grammar School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Paxman Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Philip Morant School and College 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Colchester County High School for Girls 1.6 mi Outstanding
- St Benedict's Catholic College 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Helena School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Colchester Academy 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Stanway School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published