# North East Essex Co-operative Academy

North East Essex Co-operative Academy is a pupil referral and alternative provision school in Colchester, for pupils aged 4 to 16.

It had 105 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Pupil referral and alternative provision school. Code E143590. [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester)

- Phase: Pupil referral and alternative provision
- Type: Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages: 4 to 16
- Pupils: 105
- Council: Colchester
- URN: 143590

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), July 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 16 July 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Myland Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/myland-community-primary-school-e114708): 410 m. Primary. Improved significantly, February 2025. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Camulos Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/camulos-academy-e141950): 670 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Queen Boudica Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-boudica-primary-school-e135585): 760 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The St Aubyn Centre Education Department](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-st-aubyn-centre-education-department-e134260): 940 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Outstanding, November 2023
- [Highwoods Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highwoods-community-primary-school-e139462): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Trinity School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-trinity-school-e143701): 1.2 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 49.6 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/143590)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143590)

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