North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Other · Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 4–16 · Colchester, Essex
North East Essex Co-operative Academy is an other school in Colchester, Essex for ages 4–16 (academy alternative provision converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 July 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Walnut Tree Way, Colchester, CO2 9BS
- Type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 4–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 105 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 61% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 5.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are positive about their experience and the ‘amazing staff’ at this academy.”
- “Staff help pupils reflect on and address the barriers that have stood in their way of securing an education previously.”
- “Through the caring support of staff, pupils learn strategies to cope and be emotionally resilient.”
To improve
- “While the reading culture in the primary setting is well established, it is less so at the secondary setting.”
- “Some secondary pupils have not yet formed independent reading habits.”
- “This is an improving picture, but there is still more work to do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- 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 other schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- The St Aubyn Centre Education Department 0.6 mi School remains Outstanding
- Kingswode Hoe School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Colchester Prep & High School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Mary's School for Girls 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Holmwood House School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Langham Oaks 2.9 mi Not judged
- Lexden Springs School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Littlegarth School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade