# The Thomas Lord Audley School — Colchester, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Secondary
- **Parent rating:** 3.1/5 from 12 published reviews
- **Principal:** Simon Essex

## Contact

- **Address:** Monkwick Avenue, Colchester, Essex
- **Phone:** 01206 547911
- **Website:** http://www.tla.essex.sch.uk
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/colchester/the-thomas-lord-audley-school-13380

## About

The Thomas Lord Audley School is a high performing, over-subscribed 11-16 comprehensive school, situated to the south of Colchester. Our agreed values of ‘Ready, Respectful and Responsible’ underpin everything we do. Our vision is to empower our young people to be the best that they can be.

## Official rankings

- **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — Apr 2016
- **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Apr 2016

## Recent parent reviews

- **2/5** — Eh not good rlly: Bro the teachers smh I hate the toilets no way to smoke or nthn it’s open hate it but clubs and shit good ig *(Mar 2025)*
- **2/5** — Terrible: ,Try to avoid the school. *(Feb 2025)*
- **4/5** — My experience: Amazing school with excellent supportive teachers.but could use some work in areas.rewarding students for good behaviour and just going to lessons. *(Jun 2023)*
- **5/5** — Slay the school away: Such a slay school honestly😍 I feel it should be narrowed down to only 1 day a week tho🤔 I think you should take that into consideration perhaps. Love the toilets😏 such a slay place to be tbf😩 *(Jan 2023)*
- **3/5** — average: weirdest three years of my life smh personally wouldn't recommend but if you're forced to go there then.... well. keep your head down and follow the crowd bestie also, if you're bullied - nothing is done. it's better to handle it yourself rather than bother reporting it. got told by x they're gonna bash my head against the fence and nobody really got concerned. *(Nov 2022)*
- **5/5** — Excellent School with Friendly Staff: My daughter has been at Thomas Lord Audley School for 3 years now and it's been an amazing experience. The school's values of 'Ready, Respectful and Responsible' really shine through in the way the teachers support the children. I've been impressed with the facilities, especially the sports hall and the school garden. *(Jun 2022)*
- **4/5** — Mixed Experience: I've had a bit of a mixed experience with Thomas Lord Audley School. My daughter has had some great teachers and has enjoyed certain subjects, but she's also had some difficulties with the workload and the behavior of some of her peers. I think the school could do more to support students in these areas. *(Mar 2022)*
- **2/5** — Sending your child here? Prepare for the worst: Unfortunately having a school in the centre of Monkwick isn’t going to end well. Crass and loutish behaviour in every year, rough and violent environment for students. Sending your children here is signing them up to crime and gangs. As for the education itself, it’s average. Some teachers are good and helpful, others aren’t. From what I’ve seen the student is always powerless against the teachers and staff regardless of who’s in the right. Some very good school trips but most are massively over… *(Oct 2021)*
- **5/5** — Great School, Would Recommend: My son attended Thomas Lord Audley School for 5 years and I was really pleased with the education and care he received. The school's emphasis on the arts and music was particularly wonderful, and my son made some lifelong friends there. I would highly recommend the school to any parent. *(Sep 2021)*
- **4/5** — My review :): So far my experience has been good, I haven’t sadly had the full experience due to covid, but from everything I have experienced so far it’s amazing :) *(May 2021)*

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