St Benedict's Catholic College
State · Year 7–Year 11 · 905 pupils
Colchester County High School for Girls
Norman Way, Colchester CO3 3US
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,198
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,020
Local authority
Essex
Alpha Trust
Schola Grade 9
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Colchester County High School for Girls
Colchester County High School for Girls is a secondary academy in Colchester, Essex, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Alpha Trust.
It has 1,198 pupils on roll and room for 1,020. It is a girls' school. It is a grammar school: state-funded, and admitting pupils by an entrance test. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 9 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Pupils
- Girls only
- Admissions
- Selective (grammar)
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 1,198
- Capacity
- 1,020 pupils
- Free school meals
- 2.50% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Alpha Trust
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 137515
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