Colchester County High School for Girls

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Norman Way
 Colchester
 Essex CO3 3US
Telephone: 01206 576973

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Colchester County High School for Girls
Trust: Alpha Trust
Sponsor: The Alpha Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Gillian Marshall
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 68.42 / 4
Non-teaching Staff*: 46.24
Number of pupils: 1210
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.7
Sex: Girls
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 2.70% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 22.6%
Local child deprivation rate: 16.2% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 75.6%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 34.4%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.5km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Essex
Constituency: Colchester
Electoral Ward: Lexden and Braiswick
School Number: 8815454

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 28th November 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St Benedict's Catholic College (0.0km) show on map
  2. St Mary's School for Girls (0.4km) show on map
  3. Philip Morant School and College (0.5km) show on map
  4. Kingswode Hoe School (0.7km) show on map
  5. Colchester Royal Grammar School (0.8km) show on map
  6. Hamilton Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  7. Prettygate Junior School (0.9km) show on map
  8. Prettygate Infant School (0.9km) show on map
  9. Colchester Prep & High School (1.1km) show on map
  10. North East Essex Co-operative Academy (1.3km) show on map
  11. Colchester Institute (1.3km) show on map
  12. Home Farm Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  13. King's Ford Infant School and Nursery (1.4km) show on map
  14. Kings Ford Academy (1.4km) show on map
  15. The Sixth Form College Colchester (1.5km) show on map
  16. St Helena School (1.5km) show on map
  17. Paxman Academy (1.6km) show on map
  18. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester (1.6km) show on map
  19. St John's Green Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  20. Gosbecks Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  21. Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing I... (1.8km) show on map
  22. North Primary School and Nursery (1.8km) show on map
  23. Braiswick Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  24. Montgomery Primary School, Colchester (2.2km) show on map
  25. Holmwood House School (2.2km) show on map
  26. St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colc... (2.3km) show on map
  27. Lexden Springs School (2.3km) show on map
  28. St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Col... (2.3km) show on map
  29. St. George's School (2.3km) show on map
  30. Stanway Fiveways Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  31. The Stanway School (2.4km) show on map
  32. Stanway Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  33. St James the Great Church of England Primary ... (2.6km) show on map
  34. Monkwick Infant and Nursery School (2.7km) show on map
  35. Monkwick Junior School (2.7km) show on map
  36. The Thomas Lord Audley School (2.8km) show on map
  37. Queen Boudica Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  38. Lakelands Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  39. Kendall Church of England Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  40. Myland Community Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  41. Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery (3.7km) show on map
  42. Doucecroft School (3.7km) show on map
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  67. Broomgrove Junior School (6.0km) show on map
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  75. Langham Oaks (8.2km) show on map
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  88. Milldene Primary School (11.4km) show on map
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  92. Stratford St Mary Primary School (11.7km) show on map
  93. Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School (11.8km) show on map
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  95. OneSchool Global UK Colchester Campus (11.9km) show on map
  96. Mersea Island School (12.3km) show on map
  97. Colne Community School (12.3km) show on map
  98. St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Contro... (12.5km) show on map
  99. Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery (12.6km) show on map
  100. Honywood School (12.8km) show on map
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Associated Schools

* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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