The Sixth Form College Colchester
16 plus · Colchester · CO1 1SN
Data updated
Not yet graded
No graded inspection outcome is available for this school under either the current or the previous framework. This is common for recently opened or converted schools.
At a glance
- School type
- Academy 16-19 converter
- Age range
- 16–99
- Gender
- Mixed
- Website
- www.colchsfc.ac.uk
- URN
- 151134
A-level results (2024/2025)
Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means
Spending per pupil (2024-25)
Where the money went (2024-25)
Share of spending, with the median for 16 plus schools in brackets: Staff 77% (76%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (6%) · supplies and services 10% (12%) · educational supplies 6% (7%) · bought-in professional services 0% (1%) · catering 3% (1%)
Reserves (2024-25)
Revenue reserve £3,232,000; in-year balance +£55,000
Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared
Where students go after sixth form
Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 6/10around the middle for England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 8/10less deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 44.7% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 12.8% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 43.6% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 11.5% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 45.6% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 47.1% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 11.2% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 41.7% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 10.2% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 58.1% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 15% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 33.7% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01021646 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £230,000561 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £170,500–£317,500the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 3an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 16an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 83an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 16an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted