School Profile

Paxman Academy

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East of EnglandDayFree SchoolOfsted Good

Profile Notes

Paxman Academy is a free school school offering secondary education for ages 11-16 in Colchester, East of England. Currently has 886 pupils on roll. Religious affiliation: None. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)

Colchester • CO2 9DB • National Curriculum

886 pupils (98% of 900 capacity) • 476 boys / 410 girls

Official URN 147080 • LAESTAB

www.paxmanacademy.school

Official Registration

StatusOpen

PhaseSecondary

Establishment typeFree schools

Statutory age11 - 16

Opened 02-09-2019 • Closed Still active

Destination Snapshot

Inspection & quality signals

Ofsted

Good

Last inspected 2024-02-06

Historical Links

No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.

Evidence Trail

Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25

GCSE / KS42024/25

Attainment 841.3

EBacc avg points3.37

Eng & Maths 5+34.3%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot

202425 • KS4 (GCSE) — All pupilsNo band

Students 175 • APS n/a • Value added n/a