School Data

Lexden Springs School

Former Special school in Colchester CO3 0PZ

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  • School Reference Number: 115475
  • Address: Winstree Road, Colchester CO3 0PZ
  • Headteacher: Mrs Jennifer Grotier
  • Telephone: 01206 563321
  • Website: lexdensprings.co.uk
  • Type: Special schools
  • Sub-Type: Community special school
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 290
  • Local Education Authority: Essex
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 3 to 19
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: January 1900*
  • Active To: December 2024* (For Academy)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 30/01/2024

Rating published on 24/04/2024

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Inadequate

Early years provision: Requires Improvement

Sixth form provision: Requires Improvement

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
2 July 2024 19 September 2024 Monitoring visit
30 January 2024 25 April 2024 Full inspection Inadequate
3 December 2019 6 January 2020 School inspection Good
15 January 2019 4 February 2019 Short inspection
15 April 2015 12 May 2015 Full inspection Good
28 April 2014 9 May 2014 Monitoring visit
16 January 2014 7 February 2014 Full inspection Requires Improvement
15 March 2011 4 April 2011 Full inspection Good
9 June 2008 1 July 2008 Full inspection Good
27 June 2005 7 October 2006 Inspection
27 March 2006 3 May 2006 Full inspection Satisfactory
7 December 2005 22 February 2006 Monitoring visit
21 June 2004 15 October 2004 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number115475
Local Authority Code881
Local Authority NameEssex
Establishment Number7069
School / College NameLexden Springs School
Establishment Type Code07
Establishment typeCommunity special school
Establishment Type Group Code5
Establishment Type GroupSpecial schools
Establishment Status Code2
Establishment statusClosed
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date01-01-1900
Reason Establishment Closed Code06
Reason establishment closedFor Academy
Close date31-12-2024
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low3
Age range High19
Boarders Code3
BoardersBoarding school
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity290
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils282
Number of Boys179
Number of Girls103
Percentage Free School Meals54.40
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10016311
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date31-12-2024
StreetWinstree Road
Locality
Address3
TownColchester
County (name)Essex
PostcodeCO3 0PZ
Websitewww.lexdensprings.co.uk
Telephone01206563321
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameJennifer
Headteacher/Principal last nameGrotier
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE07000071
DistrictColchester
Ward CodeE05010841
WardStanway
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001590
Parliamentary ConstituencyWitham
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000012
Easting595677
Northing224424
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Colchester 012
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Colchester 012C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code915
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1998) Essex
Previous establishment number7069
CountryUnited Kingdom
UPRN10093741245
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004517
LSOA CodeE01021720
Free School Meals137
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN115475
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/115475
LAESTAB8817069
School nameLexden Springs School
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationCommunity Special School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authorityEssex
Parliamentary constituencyWitham
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeCO3 0PZ
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic year1
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils282
Statutory lowest age3
Statutory highest age19
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspection1
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10321717
Inspection typeS8 No Formal Designation Visit
Inspection type groupingSection 8 deemed section 5
Event type groupingSchools - S8 deemed S5
Inspection start date30/01/2024
Publication date24/04/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection115475
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8817069
School name at time of latest graded inspectionLexden Springs School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessInadequate
Category of concernSWK
Quality of educationRequires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementInadequate
Safeguarding is effective?No
Early years provisionRequires Improvement
Sixth form provisionRequires Improvement
Previous inspection number10099537
Previous inspection start date03/12/2019
Previous publication date05/01/2020
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection115475
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8817069
School name at time of previous graded inspectionLexden Springs School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationGood
Previous behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Previous personal developmentGood
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionOutstanding
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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