The Thomas Lord Audley School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Colchester, East of England CO2 8NJ · Essex
#291 of 460 secondary schools in East of England
#2366 of 4,090 nationally
About The Thomas Lord Audley School
The Thomas Lord Audley 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 940 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 41.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 291st of 460 ranked secondary schools in East of England. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (50th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (37th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 940; capacity filled 111.9%; grade 4+ english & maths 61.1%; ebacc average points 3.51.
There are 94 schools in Colchester; The Thomas Lord Audley School ranks 69th 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%)42.3
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)41.9%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)30.4%
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 The Thomas Lord Audley School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 940
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 30.4%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 111.9%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 42.3
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 41.9%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 61.1%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.51
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near The Thomas Lord Audley School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Monkwick Junior School
Colchester · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
234 students · 97 m away
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School
Colchester · Academy primary · Ages 2–7
149 students · 152 m away
St. George's School
Colchester · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
609 students · 1.3 km away
Cherry Tree Academy
Colchester · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
180 students · 1.5 km away
Montgomery Primary School, Colchester
Colchester · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
608 students · 1.5 km away
Kendall Church of England Primary School
Colchester · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
209 students · 1.6 km away
Old Heath Community Primary School
Colchester · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
209 students · 1.7 km away
Hamilton Primary School
Colchester · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
420 students · 1.8 km away
King's Ford Infant School and Nursery
Colchester · Local authority primary · Ages 2–7
154 students · 1.8 km away
Kings Ford Academy
Colchester · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
152 students · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in East of England with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Hatfield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
942 students
St Bede's Inter-Church School
Cambridge · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
943 students
The Highfield School
Letchworth Garden City · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
937 students
King James Academy Royston
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947 students
Thurstable School
Colchester · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
932 students
Loreto College
St Albans · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
952 students
Frequently asked questions
Is The Thomas Lord Audley School a good school?
The Thomas Lord Audley School has a Success Index (England) of 41.7 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #291 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 The Thomas Lord Audley School rank in East of England?
The Thomas Lord Audley School ranks #291 of 460 secondary schools in East of England and #2366 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend The Thomas Lord Audley School?
The Thomas Lord Audley School had 940 students in 2025.
Is The Thomas Lord Audley School a primary school or a secondary school?
The Thomas Lord Audley School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near The Thomas Lord Audley School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of The Thomas Lord Audley School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.