Tabor Academy
About the school
Tabor Academy is an open secondary school in Essex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 26 September 2023
- Published
- 8 November 2023
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 38.5
- Essex
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Essex
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 31.50%
- Essex
- 43.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 53.70%
- Essex
- 63.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 30.90%
- Essex
- 38.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.34
- Essex
- 3.97
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 30.28
AAB or better
- School
- 10.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
963
Girls
44.76%
Boys
55.24%
SEN support
22.01%
Education, health and care plan
3.53%
English as an additional language
11.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
31.44%
Overall absence
11.68
Persistent absence
32.29
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
161
Sustained education or employment
84%
Education
77%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
10%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
40
Sustained education or employment
88%
Higher education
30%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
50%