Colchester Royal Grammar School is a secondary school located in Colchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 08/11/2007. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Lexden Road, Colchester, CO3 3ND
Website: http://www.crgs.co.uk/
Telephone: 01206509100
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr John Russell
Religious character: Christian
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 137814

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/11/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 777
Number of Pupils: 1012
Number of Boys: 887
Number of Girls: 125

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.55 Confidence interval 0.25 to 0.85
Of the 97 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 71 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:83%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:99%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:79.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:7.75
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hamilton Primary School
Constantine Road , CO3 3GB
4out of 4 593 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St John's Green Primary School
St John's Green , CO2 7HE
3out of 4 900 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
North Primary School and Nursery
John Harper Street , CO1 1RP
3out of 4 1,241 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Priory Street , CO1 2QB
4out of 4 1,642 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Prettygate Junior School
Plume Avenue , CO3 4PH
3out of 4 1,801 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Lexden Road , CO3 3ND
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
St Benedict's Catholic College
Norman Way , CO3 3US
3out of 4 902 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Colchester County High School for Girls
Norman Way , CO3 3US
4out of 4 902 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
St Helena School
Sheepen Road , CO3 3LE
3out of 4 1,040 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Philip Morant School and College
Rembrandt Way , CO3 4QS
1out of 4 1,294 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Sixth Form College Colchester
North Hill , CO1 1SN
- not rated 778 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Colchester Institute
Sheepen Road , CO3 3LL
- not rated 838 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxford House School
2 Lexden Road , CO3 3NE
- not rated 94 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Colchester High School
Wellesley Road , CO3 3HD
- not rated 251 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Kingswode Hoe School
Sussex Road , CO3 3QJ
3out of 4 630 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's School for Girls
91 Lexden Road , CO3 3RB
- not rated 663 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Holmwood House School
Chitts Hill , Lexden CO3 9ST
- not rated 3,253 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.