The Thomas Lord Audley School

State-Funded School

the-thomas-lord-audley-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

ColchesterConstituency

CO2 8NJPostcode

3.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Thomas Lord Audley School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 940 pupils. The Thomas Lord Audley School is part of The Sigma Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 41.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.51

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

940

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 940
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Sigma Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 26 March 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
13 May 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.