Langham Oaks, Colchester

Requires Improvement
Special
Academy special sponsor led
Boys
Ages 1016
Boarding school

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Alan Wells
Pupils:82 / 80 capacity
LA:Essex
Phone:01206271571
Address:School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PA
Trust:SEAX TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2015

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 1 October 2024View full report
URN:141512
UKPRN:10049201
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Harwich and North Essex
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its November 2021 inspection — unchanged since its previous inspection.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement), Personal development (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

58.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

15 responses
Would recommend67%
Child is happy73%
Well taught67%
Good progress67%
Feels safe67%
Well behaved67%
Bullying dealt with47%
Kept informed67%
Handles concerns53%
Wider development73%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

Reading0%
Maths0%
Writing0%

2025/26 academic year

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

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Getting There

Bus Stops

School (o/s)
111m · 2 min walk
The Shepherd & Dog (o/s)
194m · 3 min walk
Chapel Road (opp)
555m · 9 min walk
St Margaret's Cross (E-bound)
707m · 11 min walk
Birchwood Road (opp)
737m · 12 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

102%

Over capacity

82 pupils

80 capacity

2 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Colchester

High pressure
New homes approved:4,700
Projected new pupils:846

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Colchester

Admissions Demand - Essex

Low demand0.96x oversubscription

Places available

17,576

Applications

16,788

Got 1st preference

83.8%

Got preferred school

97.1%

Secondary admissions across Essex (2025/26)

Inspection History(4)

1 October 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
30 November 2021
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
8 July 2019

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

26.62054%

Overall absence

66.66667%

Persistent absence

54

Enrolments

Authorised9.40662%
Unauthorised17.21392%
Persistent (10%+)66.66667%
Severe (50%+)22.22222%

Absence trend

34.73927%
18/19
43.45867%
20/21
34.95508%
21/22
32.26769%
22/23
32.05517%
23/24
26.62054%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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