Special academy · Essex
Market Field School and College
- Special
- Ages 5–19
- Sixth form
Term dates
Special academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Essex council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places at special schools are usually arranged through an education, health and care (EHC) plan, agreed with the council.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 16 October 2019. Overall: Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
Short (ungraded) inspection, 12 October 2023: School remains Good.
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Special academy
- Phase
- Special
- Ages
- 5–19
- Pupils
- 519 (capacity 225)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- HOPE LEARNING COMMUNITY
- Phone
- 01206825195
- Address
- School Road, Elmstead Market, Colchester, CO7 7ET
- Website
- marketfieldschool.co.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.