Contact Us
There are designated disabled parking bays in the front visitor car park and the back staff car park, with access to the ground floor levels available through the front and back double-doors, or through the front double-doors (flat access) for the sports building.
Access between each floor is by stairwell and lift access.
Address:
Colchester Academy
Hawthorn Avenue
Colchester
Essex
CO4 3JL
School office opening hours:
Monday to Thursday: 8.30am – 4.30pm
Friday: 08:30am – 4:00pm
Telephone: 01206 861217
Fax: 01206 865940
Email: general@colchesteracademy.org.uk
Twitter: @ColchesterAcad
Facebook: facebook.com/ColchesterAcademy
Instagram: @colchesteracademy
Student Absence
If your child is unable to attend school please contact the school’s absence line on 01206 878872 by 8.30 am on each day of your child’s absence. Please state clearly your child’s name, tutor group and reason for absence.
Alternatively you can email attendance@colchesteracademy.org.uk.
Key Contacts
If you have any queries or concerns, please contact your child’s Form Tutor in the first instance. Please contact the school office to make an appointment 01206 861217 general@colchesteracademy.org.uk).
If the Form Tutor is unable to answer your queries, please then contact your child’s Year Leader.
Year Leader points of contact
Year Leader | Contact | |
Year 7 | Hannah Bryant | hbryant@colchesteracademy.org.uk |
Year 8 | Richard Knightley | rknightley@colchesteracademy.org.uk |
Year 9 | Claire Herridge | cherridge@colchesteracademy.org.uk |
Year 10 | Mark St Claire | mstclaire@colchesteracademy.org.uk |
Year 11 |
Lance Halliwell Louise Bull |
lhalliwell@colchesteracademy.org.uk lbull@colchesteracademy.org.uk |
Curriculum Points of Contact
|
Team Leader | Contact |
English | Rachel MacMillan | rmacmillan@colchesteracademy.org.uk |
Maths | Rebecca West | rwest@coclhesteracademy.org.uk |
Science | Faye Edwards | fedwards@colchesteracademy.org.uk |
Humanities | Sinead Siddall | ssiddall@colchesteracademy.org.uk |
ICT | Michael Wills | mwills@colchesteracademy.org.uk |
MFL | David Lopez | dlopez@colchesteracademy.org.uk |
Performing Arts | William Searl | wsearl@colchesteracademy.org.uk |
Physical Education | Lauren Jones | ljones@colchesteracademy.org.uk |
Technology and Art | Angela Coburn | acoburn@colchesteracademy.org.uk |
Key contacts
Principal | Jenny Betts | general@colchesteracademy.org.uk |
PA to Principal | Beverly Robson | brobson@colchesteracademy.org.uk |
Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) | Jenni Tomlinson | jtomlinson@colchesteracademy.org.uk |
E-Safety Co-ordinator | Adam Pickering | apickering@colchesteracademy.org.uk |
To request a free paper copy of this website, please contact the Academy on 01206 861217.
Company Registration: Colchester Academy is part of South Suffolk Learning Trust and is registered to South Suffolk Learning Trust, Heath Road, East Bergholt, Colchester, Suffolk, CO7 6RJ The company registration number is 07682993.