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Colchester Royal Grammar School

Lexden Road, Colchester, CO3 3ND

Secondary

Phase

777

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Boys

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 30 April 2023 and continues as Colchester Royal Grammar School (URN 149899) (opened 1 May 2023). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2022-23
Average Attainment 8
81.5 nat46.3
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
100.0% nat45.0%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
100.0% nat65.0%
Entering EBacc
76.0% nat39.0%
EBacc APS
7.8 nat4.0
Cohort Size
119

Destinations

After GCSE 2022-23

Sustained education/employment
99.0%
Continued in education
99.0%
Apprenticeships
0.0%
Employment
0.0%
Not sustained
0.0%

After A-Levels 2022-23

Sustained education/employment
90.0%
Higher education
79.0%
Apprenticeships
1.0%
Employment
8.0%
Not sustained
3.0%

A-Level Results

2022-23

A

Avg A-Level Grade

50.5

Avg Points/Entry

nat 34.2

51.0

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 34.7

186

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
74.2% nat15.8%
16-18 Cohort
364

Pupil Demographics

2022-23
Total Pupils
994
Boys
881 (89%)
Girls
113 (11%)
Capacity
777 (128% full)
SEND
5.9%
FSM Eligible
5.3%
EAL
15.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
0.2%
SEN Support
5.7%

Attendance & Absence

2022-23
Overall Absence Rate
4.9% nat6.8%
Persistent Absence
16.6% nat18.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Christian
Nursery
Not applicable
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
Boarding school
Admissions
Selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2022-23
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  • White British: 43.8%
  • Asian Indian: 20.8%
  • Asian Other: 5.8%
  • Black African: 5.2%
  • White Other: 5.0%
  • Asian Chinese: 4.7%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 3.8%
  • Asian Pakistani: 3.0%

43.8%

White British

20.8%

Asian Indian

5.8%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Lexden Road

Colchester, East of England

Administrative

URN
137814
UKPRN
10035485
Establishment No.
5443

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