The St Aubyn Centre Education Department
The St Aubyn Centre Education Department is a pupil referral unit in Colchester for boys and girls aged 13 to 18. It has 6 pupils and room for 28. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2023.
St Aubyn Centre, 2 Boxted Road, Colchester, CO4 5HG01206 334685staubyn-centre.essex.sch.ukHeadteacher Jim English head of educationAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 1 November 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Essex council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (6).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | – | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 29% | 100% | 100% | – | 83% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 71% | 0% | 0% | – | 17% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camulos Academy | Academy | 430 m | 406 | Not inspected | 88 | Compare |
| North East Essex Co-operative Academy | Academy alternative provision converter | 940 m | 105 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Myland Community Primary School | Council | 980 m | 307 | Not inspected | 84 | Compare |
| The Trinity School | Free school | 1.0 miles | 780 | No overall grade 2025 | 39 | Compare |
| The Gilberd School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 1,588 | Not inspected | 81 | Compare |
| The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 203 | No overall grade 2025 | 39 | Compare |
| Brinkley Grove Primary School | Foundation | 1.0 miles | 403 | Not inspected | 59 | Compare |
| Queen Boudica Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 408 | Good 2023 | 69 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The St Aubyn Centre Education Department a good school?
The St Aubyn Centre Education Department doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in November 2023.
What is The St Aubyn Centre Education Department's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The St Aubyn Centre Education Department outstanding at its last full inspection on 1 November 2023.
How many pupils does The St Aubyn Centre Education Department have?
6 pupils aged 13 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 28 places, so it is 21% full.
Does The St Aubyn Centre Education Department have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- St Aubyn Centre, 2 Boxted Road, Colchester, CO4 5HG
- Telephone
- 01206 334685
- Website
- www.staubyn-centre.essex.sch.uk
- Head of Education
- Headteacher Jim English
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 13-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Mile End
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2003 (new provision)
- URN
- 134260 · LAESTAB 8811108 · UKPRN 10016816
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.