The Gilberd School
Academy · Year 7–Year 11 · 1,588 pupils
Colchester Academy
Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester CO4 3JL
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
879
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 910
Local authority
Essex
Penrose Learning Trust
Schola Grade 2
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Colchester Academy
Colchester Academy is a secondary academy in Colchester, Essex, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of Penrose Learning Trust.
It has 879 pupils on roll and room for 910. Its Schola Grade is 2 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy sponsor led
- Pupils on roll
- 879
- Capacity
- 910 pupils
- Free school meals
- 42.10% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Penrose Learning Trust
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 136195
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