All 17 secondary schools in Colchester. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
Colchester, CO3 3US · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls
Results well above the Colchester average, low absence.
322 first choices, 190 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1679.7
Colchester 51.8England 46.2
Results well above the Colchester average, low absence.
280 first choices, 128 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1680.9
Colchester 51.8England 46.2
Results close to the Colchester average.
401 first choices, 306 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1649.9
Colchester 51.8England 46.2
Results close to the Colchester average.
126 first choices, 177 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1649.6
Colchester 51.8England 46.2
Results above the Colchester average, low absence.
213 first choices, 173 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1658.4
Colchester 51.8England 46.2
Results below the Colchester average.
254 first choices, 273 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1648.3
Colchester 51.8England 46.2
Results below the Colchester average.
248 first choices, 305 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.6
Colchester 51.8England 46.2
Results well below the Colchester average.
116 first choices, 178 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1642.4
Colchester 51.8England 46.2
Results well below the Colchester average.
104 first choices, 174 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1642.4
Colchester 51.8England 46.2
Results well below the Colchester average, high absence.
105 first choices, 160 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1635.3
Colchester 51.8England 46.2
Colchester, CO4 5HG · PRU · Secondary · Ages 13 to 18
Short-stay provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
Colchester, CO2 9BS · Academy · All-through · Ages 4 to 16
Short-stay provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
Colchester, CO3 0PZ · Academy · All-through · Ages 3 to 19
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
Colchester, CO3 3HD · Independent · All-through · Ages 2 to 16
Independent school. Results well above the Colchester average.
Attainment 8 at 1661.8
Colchester 51.8England 46.2
Colchester, CO3 9ST · Independent · All-through · Ages 0 to 16
Independent school. Results close to the Colchester average.
Attainment 8 at 1651.0
Colchester 51.8England 46.2
Colchester, CO3 3RB · Independent · All-through · Ages 2 to 17 · Girls
Independent school. Results well above the Colchester average.
Attainment 8 at 1660.9
Colchester 51.8England 46.2
Colchester, CO3 9DE · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 17
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
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Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 9 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
4 of the 17 secondary schools in Colchester have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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Add my postcodeThere are 17 secondary schools in Colchester, teaching 13,077 children. 1 are run by the council and 11 are academies or free schools. Among them are 2 special and 4 independent schools.
100% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Colchester scored an average Attainment 8 of 51.8 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
20.4% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,158 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 19.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.