Philip Morant School and College
Academy · Year 7–Year 13 · 1,888 pupils
Paxman Academy
Paxman Avenue, Colchester CO2 9DB
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
873
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 900
Local authority
Essex
The Sigma Trust
Schola Grade 4
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 Paxman Academy
Paxman Academy is a secondary free school in Colchester, Essex, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of The Sigma Trust.
It has 873 pupils on roll and room for 900. Its Schola Grade is 4 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Free School · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Free schools
- Pupils on roll
- 873
- Capacity
- 900 pupils
- Free school meals
- 33.30% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- The Sigma Trust
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 147080
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