Colchester Academy
Secondary school in Colchester, Essex. Good (Mar 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 8 March 2023, report published 2 May 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around March 2027
The last inspection was in March 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 1.7 milesThe Gilberd School
Standards maintained (Feb 2025)
- 1.8 milesThe Trinity School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (May 2025)
- 2.2 milesSt Helena School
Good (Jan 2024)
- 2.3 milesColchester Royal Grammar School
Report card, Apr 2026: 4 exceptional, 3 strong
- 2.4 milesThe Thomas Lord Audley School
Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.