Langham Oaks
School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PA
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 10 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Trust
- SEAX TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Alan Wells
- Religious ethos
- None
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sponsor
- SEAX Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 80
- Pupils on roll
- 82
- URN
- 141512
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206271571
About this school
Langham Oaks is a boys' special academy in Colchester. It teaches children aged 10 to 16 and has 82 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | - | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | 6.1 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.38 -2.15 to -0.62 | -1.76 -2.68 to -0.83 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.3 | 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 Langham Oaks 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 | 0% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1 | 43.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.9 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.6 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 32.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 26.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77 |
| 2023/24 | 73 |
| 2024/25 | 75 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 76%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 26.62%
- Persistent absence
- 66.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The St Aubyn Centre Education Department2.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Colchester
-
Littlegarth School2.9 miles
Independent schools · Colchester
-
North East Essex Co-operative Academy2.9 miles
Academies · Colchester
-
OneSchool Global UK Colchester Campus3.9 miles
Independent schools · Colchester
-
Kingswode Hoe School4.7 miles
Academies · Colchester
Other schools in Colchester
- Doucecroft School Special schools
- Kingswode Hoe School 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 year groups does Langham Oaks teach?
- Langham Oaks teaches children aged 10 to 16. It is a special school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Langham Oaks?
- The headteacher of Langham Oaks is Mr Alan Wells, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Langham Oaks last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Langham Oaks, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Langham Oaks?
- Langham Oaks has 82 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 16.
- Is Langham Oaks full?
- Langham Oaks has capacity for 80 pupils and 82 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Langham Oaks a faith school?
- No. Langham Oaks has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Langham Oaks?
- Langham Oaks is part of SEAX TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Langham Oaks have?
- The schools register lists Langham Oaks's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Langham Oaks's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Langham Oaks's absence rate?
- Langham Oaks's overall absence rate is 26.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Langham Oaks's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Langham Oaks'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 1 July 2026.