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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 8 June 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 12 September 2013Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry427 applications · 189 places offered · 194 named it first
- 2026 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2025 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2024 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2023 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2022 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2021 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2020 2.8; Suffolk median median 1.4
- 2019 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.5
- 2018 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.5
- 2017 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.5
- 2016 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.5
- 2015 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.5
- 2014 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.5
- This school
- Suffolk median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 189 | 427 | 2.3 | 194 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2025 | 183 | 441 | 2.4 | 185 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2024 | 178 | 435 | 2.4 | 161 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2023 | 169 | 401 | 2.4 | 158 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2022 | 186 | 449 | 2.4 | 164 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2021 | 185 | 463 | 2.5 | 168 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2020 | 185 | 512 | 2.8 | 204 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2019 | 184 | 472 | 2.6 | 181 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2018 | 193 | 473 | 2.5 | 209 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2017 | 177 | 412 | 2.3 | 166 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 | 186 | 478 | 2.6 | 188 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2015 | 183 | 456 | 2.5 | 221 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2014 | 184 | 403 | 2.2 | 193 | 1.05 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 183 | 49.8 | 53% | 73% | – |
| 2024/25 | 183 | 47.8 | 48% | 73% | – |
| 2023/24 | 184 | 47.4 | 48% | 68% | +0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 186 | 44.9 | 41% | 59% | −0.02 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- East Bergholt High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.3applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
- 4.5 km · EssexGraded · no overall grade20252.4applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
- 8.3 km · SuffolkStandards maintained20241.3applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
- 9.0 km · Suffolk20261.7applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
- 10.2 km · SuffolkGood20241.6applications per place 36.7Attainment 8
- 10.3 km · EssexStandards maintained20253.9applications per place 49.9Attainment 8
- 10.3 km · EssexGraded · no overall grade20253.9applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
- 11.1 km · Suffolk20261.2applications per place 36.0Attainment 8
- 11.1 km · EssexGood20231.5applications per place 35.3Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137218 · 935/4097
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 930 pupils · 902 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- East Bergholt High School (URN 124847)
- Address
- Heath Road, East Bergholt, Colchester, CO7 6RJ
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources