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Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre

URN: 137241

Address: Maypole Road, Tiptree, Colchester, Essex, CO5 0EW

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

Ofsted made the following key judgements following school inspection on 20 May 2025:

Quality of education:

Good

Behaviour and attitudes:

Good

Personal development:

Good

Leadership and management:

Good

Sixth form provision:

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

All reports

  1. School inspection School inspection, PDF - 24 June 2025
    PDF – Published

  2. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 10 June 2024
    PDF – Published

  3. School inspection: Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 08 February 2023
    PDF – Published

  4. School inspection School inspection, PDF - 17 January 2022
    PDF – Published

  5. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 14 January 2021
    PDF – Published

  6. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 13 May 2016
    PDF – Published

  7. Full inspection: Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 13 November 2014
    PDF – Published

  8. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 11 February 2014
    PDF – Published

  9. Full inspection: Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 18 December 2013
    PDF – Published

  10. Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter, PDF - 18 February 2012
    PDF – Published
  11. Opened
  12. Previously Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre Closed

Next inspection

From September 2024, graded inspections will not include an overall effectiveness grade. Schools inspected from then will not have the same way of working out when to expect their next inspection. We will set out the expected dates for when we will next inspect them from September 2025. These schools should not expect to receive an ungraded or graded inspection before then. Some could receive an urgent or monitoring inspection, which can be deemed a graded inspection. 

About Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre

  • Type: Academy
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: None
  • Local authority: Essex

Pupils

  • Age Range: 11 - 18
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 1031
  • School capacity: 1275

Location

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  • Address: Maypole Road, Tiptree, Colchester, Essex, CO5 0EW
  • Region: East of England

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