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Doucecroft School

URN 115426 · EssexOpen
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Inspection history (13)

  1. 17 Sept 2025

    Independent school inspection

    Tessa Holledge

  2. 27 Feb 2025

    School inspection (EIF)

    Requires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement

    Tessa Holledge (lead), Nathan Lowe

  3. 5 Sept 2023

    Independent school inspection

    Michael Williams

  4. 23 Jun 2022

    School inspection (EIF)

    Good
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood

    Liz Smith (lead), John Lucas

  5. 5 Nov 2019

    Independent school inspection

    John Randall

  6. 14 Feb 2019

    School inspection (CIF)

    Inadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    OutcomesRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareInadequate
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    Teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement

    Kim Pigram

  7. 27 Mar 2018

    Independent school inspection

    Stefanie Lipinski-Barltrop

  8. 11 Oct 2017

    Independent school inspection

    Jenny Carpenter

  9. 9 Feb 2017

    Ofsted report

    Declan McCarthy (lead), Deirdra Keating, Fiona Littlefield

  10. 2 Feb 2016

    Ofsted report · published 25 Feb 2016

    Fiona Littlefield

  11. 6 Nov 2014

    Ofsted report · published 10 Dec 2014

    Gwen Buckley

  12. 10 Jun 2013

    Ofsted report · published 7 Aug 2013

    Louisa Bayley

  13. —

    Ofsted report

    Tessa Holledge

Details

URN
115426
Type
Other independent special school
Local authority
Essex
Region
East of England
Address
Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3QL
Reports on record
13
Earliest report
10 Jun 2013
Opened
20-06-1977
Status
Open
Website
doucecroft.org.uk
Boarding
No boarders
Capacity
100
Age range
3 to 19
Telephone
01206771234
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Headteacher
Mr Daniel Lawrence
Pupils on roll
83
Pupils' gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
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