St Mary's School for GirlsColchester Prep & High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Colchester.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares St Mary's School for Girls and Colchester Prep & High School in Colchester.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 66.5 for St Mary's School for Girls and 61.0 for Colchester Prep & High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at St Mary's School for Girls (62.0 in 2021-22, 66.5 in 2024-25) and has risen at Colchester Prep & High School (58.9 in 2021-22, 61.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ColchesterSt Mary's School for Girls | ColchesterColchester Prep & High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Independent School | Independent School | |
| School type | Other independent school | Other independent school | |
| Age range | 2-17 | 2-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 424 | 280 | |
| Capacity | 600 | 558 | |
| Location | Colchester, CO3 3RB | Colchester, CO3 3HD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 66.5 Stronger figure | 61.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 82.4% Stronger figure | 65.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100.0% Stronger figure | 93.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 68.6% Stronger figure | 25.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.26 Stronger figure | 5.39 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 51 | 43 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 419 | 281 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 24.6% | 22.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.0% | 0.4% | |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
Full profiles: St Mary's School for Girls · Colchester Prep & High School