The St Aubyn Centre Education Department
Special / other · Colchester · CO4 5HG
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 1 November 2023
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
6 pupils · 21% of 28 capacity
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Age range
- 13–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils
- SEN support
- 28.6% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 71.4% of pupils
- Sixth form
- Yes
- URN
- 134260
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 31 October 2023: School remains Outstanding
- 16 May 2018: School remains Outstanding
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.