Lexden Springs School
Academy special sponsor led · Mixed · Essex
Winstree Road, Colchester, CO3 0PZ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 30/01/2024
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
91.4%
28.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
301
Capacity used
Over capacity104%
290 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Age range
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Jennifer Grotier
- Address
- Winstree Road, Colchester, CO3 0PZ
- Phone
- 01206563321
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Stanway · Witham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151484
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 63% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HOPE LEARNING COMMUNITY
301 pupils · 290 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
30 January 2024
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessSixth form Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 252 pupils
Attendance
91.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
8.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
28.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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.