Colne Community School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Colchester, Essex
Colne Community School is a secondary school in Colchester, Essex for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 June 2023. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Church Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester, CO7 0QL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,289 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 June 2023
Strengths
- “Colne Community School is a much-improved school.”
- “Pupils enjoy their time at school.”
- “The majority of pupils develop positive attitudes to learning.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, some teachers do not deliver the curriculum as well as others.”
- “For instance, they do not adapt what they teach to what pupils know or can do, including some pupils with SEND.”
- “Pupils do not learn as well when this happens.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 September 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) | 40% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43 | 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: 234 first-preference applications, 256 offers in total, 234 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
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2022 to 2026, as Essex published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- 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 Essex.
- Lift Clacton 5.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Thomas Lord Audley School 6.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Clacton County High School 6.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Colchester Academy 6.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Colchester Royal Grammar School 7.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Paxman Academy 7.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Philip Morant School and College 7.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Helena School 7.7 mi Good Last distance published