The Stanway School
Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0QA
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,396 (702 boys, 694 girls)
- Capacity: 1400
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 16.2%
- Telephone: 01206575488
- Ofsted: Good (1 May 2013); ungraded inspection 7 Jun 2023: School remains Good
- Attainment 8: 48.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 844 applications, 273 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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- Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils (0.5 miles, straight line)
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