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Colchester Royal Grammar School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3ND · crgs.co.uk · 01206 509100
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 82.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 2.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,073
- 296 over 777 places · 138%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 4.7%
- First language not English
- 8.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 280 families put the school first and 128 places were offered; 23% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 128 | 280 | 2.2▲ | 23% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 124 | 274 | 2.2▲ | 21% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 125 | 226 | 1.8▲ | 33% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 127 | 244 | 1.9▲ | 36% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 126 | 207 | 1.6▲ | 44% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 82.1, and 100% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade A (51.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲82.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲100.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲100.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲76.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.85 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137814)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 94.4 | +13.6 |
| Sixth form college | 4.8 | −11.9 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202 students | A (51.3) | Above average +0.19 | |
| 202 students | A (51.4) | Above average +0.19 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 179 | A (49.6) | +0.16 |
| 2018/19 | 191 | A- (48.2) | +0.19 |
| 2017/18 | 185 | A- (47.7) | +0.15 |
| 2016/17 | 176 | A- (46.5) | +0.04 |
| 2015/16 | 179 | A- (45.9) | -0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 85.5 | +6.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5 | +3.4 |
| Employment | 3.9 | −5.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | −1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | −2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Colchester Royal Grammar School on 14 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Exceptional
- Achievement: Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Exceptional
- Leadership and governance: Exceptional
- Inspected
- 14 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Exceptional |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Exceptional |
| Leadership and governance | Exceptional |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, May 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137814), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2021Inadequate
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Good Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137814)
Before September 2019
Nov 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137814)