Doucecroft School
Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QL
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Lawrence
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 83
- URN
- 115426
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206771234
About this school
Doucecroft School is an independent special school in Colchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 83 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Doucecroft School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Doucecroft School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 1977, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Doucecroft School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 43.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.4 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.1 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64 |
| 2023/24 | 64 |
| 2024/25 | 87 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 83
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holmwood House School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Colchester
-
Lexden Springs School1.0 miles
Academies · Colchester
-
St Mary's School for Girls2.4 miles
Independent schools · Colchester
-
Kingswode Hoe School2.5 miles
Academies · Colchester
-
Colchester Prep & High School2.9 miles
Independent schools · Colchester
Other schools in Colchester
- Kingswode Hoe School Academies
- Langham Oaks Academies
- Lexden Springs School Academies
- Market Field School Academies
- North East Essex Co-operative Academy Academies
- The St Aubyn Centre Education Department Local authority maintained schools
- Alresford Primary School Primary
- Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Baynards Primary School Primary
- Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Boxted St Peter's Church of England School Primary
- Braiswick Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Doucecroft School teach?
- Doucecroft School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Doucecroft School?
- The headteacher of Doucecroft School is Mr Daniel Lawrence, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Doucecroft School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Doucecroft School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Doucecroft School?
- Doucecroft School has 83 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Doucecroft School full?
- Doucecroft School has capacity for 100 pupils and 83 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Doucecroft School a faith school?
- No. Doucecroft School has no designated religious character.
- How have Doucecroft School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.4 in 2023/24 and 3.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Doucecroft School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Doucecroft School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.