Colchester Royal Grammar School

Lexden Road, Colchester, CO3 3ND

Local ranking4th of 80 secondary schools in Essex

Ofsted: Exceptional

Secondary

Phase

777

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Boys

Gender

Continues from Colchester Royal Grammar School (URN 137814) since 30 April 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 14 April 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Exceptional
Curriculum & teaching: Exceptional
Attendance & behaviour: Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership & governance: Exceptional
Inclusion: Strong standard
Post-16 provision: Exceptional

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 82.1 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 100.0% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 100.0% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 76.6% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 7.8 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 128

A-Level Results

2024-25

Avg A-Level Grade

51.3

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

52.1

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

202

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 77.7% nat17.5%
16-18 Cohort: 420

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 1059
Boys: 923 (87%)
Girls: 136 (13%)
Capacity: 777 (136% full)
SEND: 7.6%
FSM Eligible: 6.6%
EAL: 11.0%
SEN with EHC Plan: 0.4%
SEN Support: 7.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 16.0:1
Teachers (FTE): 66.4
Budget per Pupil: £7,757/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 18.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Christian
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: Boarding school
Admissions: Selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 37.3%
Asian Indian: 23.9%
Asian Other: 6.3%
Black African: 5.7%
White Other: 5.6%
Asian Chinese: 5.6%
Mixed White & Asian: 3.6%
Asian Pakistani: 3.6%

37.3%

White British

23.9%

Asian Indian

6.3%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01206509100

office@crgs.co.uk

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Lexden Road

Colchester, East of England

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Administrative

URN: 149899
UKPRN: 10092769
Establishment No.: 4036
Trust: THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST

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