# Alternatives to Thurstable School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Thurstable School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Thurstable School, for comparison

0.80 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Honywood School, Colchester](/school/136729/honywood-school) | 4.7 mi north-west | 1.07 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Lift New Rickstones, Witham](/school/135651/lift-new-rickstones) | 4.8 mi west | 0.91 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Lift Maltings, Witham](/school/135653/lift-maltings) | 5.2 mi west | 0.82 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [The Stanway School, Colchester](/school/137927/the-stanway-school) | 5.9 mi north-east | 0.93 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Paxman Academy, Colchester](/school/147080/paxman-academy) | 6.3 mi north-east | 0.60 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Philip Morant School and College, Colchester](/school/146794/philip-morant-school-and-college) | 6.8 mi north-east | 0.81 | 2026 | Good | no | yes |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/137241/thurstable-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/137241/thurstable-school