The Honywood Community Science School is a secondary school located in Colchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 29/03/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.8%, which is 2.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Westfield Drive, Colchester

School Information

Address: Westfield Drive, Colchester, CO6 1PZ
Website: http://www.honywoodschool.com
Telephone: 01376561231
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr James Saunders
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136729

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 29/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1050
Number of Pupils: 810
Number of Boys: 419
Number of Girls: 391

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.39 Confidence interval -0.56 to -0.21
Of the 218 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 215 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:52%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:34%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.81
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Coggeshall
Myneer Park , Coggeshall CO6 1YU
3out of 4 520 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Honywood Community Science School
Westfield Drive , Coggeshall CO6 1PZ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.