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Langham Oaks

Academy special sponsor led · Boys · Essex

School Road, Colchester, CO4 5PA

Website 01206271571

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 01/10/2024

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

73.4%

66.7% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

82

Capacity used

Over capacity

102%

80 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Academy special sponsor led
Age range
10–16
Gender
Boys
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
Boarding school
Headteacher
Alan Wells
Address
School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PA
Phone
01206271571
Local authority
Essex
Ward / constituency
Rural North · Harwich and North Essex
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
141512

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals59%——
English as additional language0%——
SEN support0%——
100% boys (82)0% girls (0)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: SEAX TRUST

82 pupils · 80 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    01 October 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 54 pupils

Attendance

73.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

26.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

66.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

22.2%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

17.2%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

93%
20/21
69%
21/22
80%
22/23
67%
23/24
67%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard0%
-75% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard0%
-74% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard0%
-73% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

020190202302025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

8.2201910.820226.120234.920244.62025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 84.646
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths0%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score0.314.1
Pupils in cohort14—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2021/2022)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils
-1.55
Low prior attainers
-1.41
Boys
-1.55

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics50%0%0%
English Language50%0%0%
Art and Design30%0%0%
Combined Science30%0%0%
Design & Technology20%0%0%
Food Preparation & Nutrition20%0%0%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.