Paxman Academy
Paxman Avenue, Colchester, CO2 9DB
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 873 (462 boys, 411 girls)
- Capacity: 900
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 33.3%
- Telephone: 01206413813
- Ofsted: Good (6 Feb 2024)
- Attainment 8: 42.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 494 applications, 174 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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