The Stanway School is a secondary school located in Colchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 02/05/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Winstree Road, Colchester, CO3 0QA
Website: http://www.stanway.essex.sch.uk
Telephone: 01206575488
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jonathan Bland
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137927

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1115
Number of Pupils: 1356
Number of Boys: 689
Number of Girls: 667

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.13 Confidence interval -0.04 to 0.3
Of the 227 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 227 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:32%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:44%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:49.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.25
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stanway Primary School
Villa Road , Stanway CO3 0RH
3out of 4 284 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Stanway Fiveways Primary School
Winstree Road , Stanway CO3 0QG
3out of 4 392 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lakelands Primary School
Wagtail Mews , CO3 8AJ
- not rated 613 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Clairmont Road , Lexden CO3 9BE
4out of 4 937 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils
Trafalgar Road , CO3 9AS
3out of 4 957 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Stanway School
Winstree Road , Stanway CO3 0QA
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Philip Morant School and College
Rembrandt Way , CO3 4QS
1out of 4 2,433 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Paxman Academy
Paxman Avenue , CO2 9DB
- not rated 2,535 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Benedict's Catholic College
Norman Way , CO3 3US
3out of 4 2,659 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Colchester County High School for Girls
Norman Way , CO3 3US
4out of 4 2,659 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lexden Springs School
Winstree Road , CO3 0PZ
3out of 4 177 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Holmwood House School
Chitts Hill , Lexden CO3 9ST
- not rated 1,339 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Doucecroft School
Abbotts Lane , Eight Ash Green CO6 3QL
- not rated 1,757 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's School for Girls
91 Lexden Road , CO3 3RB
- not rated 2,962 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Kingswode Hoe School
Sussex Road , CO3 3QJ
3out of 4 3,199 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.