Honywood School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Colchester, East of England CO6 1PZ · Essex
#166 of 460 secondary schools in East of England
#1314 of 4,090 nationally
About Honywood School
Honywood School is a academy secondary located in Colchester, in the Essex local authority of East of England, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 849 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 63.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools in England and 166th of 460 ranked secondary schools in East of England. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (80th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (56th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 849; capacity filled 106.1%; grade 4+ english & maths 66.9%; ebacc average points 4.00.
There are 94 schools in Colchester; Honywood School ranks 33rd of 91 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)46.3
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)47.5%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)16.8%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Honywood School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 849
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 16.8%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 106.1%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 46.3
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 47.5%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 66.9%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.00
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Honywood School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Coggeshall
Colchester · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
339 students · 476 m away
Feering Church of England Primary School
Colchester · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
147 students · 4.1 km away
Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Colchester · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
464 students · 4.7 km away
Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Colchester · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
86 students · 4.8 km away
St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey
Colchester · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
131 students · 4.9 km away
Stisted Church of England Primary Academy
Braintree · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
103 students · 5.4 km away
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery
Colchester · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
402 students · 5.5 km away
Silver End Academy
Witham · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
344 students · 5.6 km away
Rivenhall Church of England Primary School
Witham · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
128 students · 6.1 km away
Messing Primary School
Colchester · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
89 students · 6.4 km away
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East Point Academy
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846 students
Stowupland High School
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846 students
City of Peterborough Academy
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853 students
The Adeyfield Academy
Hemel Hempstead · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
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Mossbourne Fobbing Academy
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Frequently asked questions
Is Honywood School a good school?
Honywood School has a Success Index (England) of 63.6 out of 100 (Top 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #166 of 460 in East of England. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Honywood School rank in East of England?
Honywood School ranks #166 of 460 secondary schools in East of England and #1314 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Honywood School?
Honywood School had 849 students in 2025.
Is Honywood School a primary school or a secondary school?
Honywood School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Honywood School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Honywood School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.