Secondary
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Lexden Road, Colchester, CO3 3ND
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Boys
- Pupils
- 1073 of 777 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Religious character
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective (grammar)
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- Yes
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementExceptional
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExceptional
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExceptional
- Sixth formExceptional
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
May 2021
Previous framework
Inadequate
Safeguarding: not met
- Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
- Leadership and governanceInadequate
- Personal developmentInadequate
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
GCSE results
100%
82.1
2nd of 14 by our score, among the secondary schools in Colchester we can score - 16 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 82.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 7.85 |
| Entered the EBacc | 77% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 100% |
| A level average points per entry | 51.32 |
| A level students | 202 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time2 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 100% |
| 24/25 | 100% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 49.6 |
| 24/25 | 51.3 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 83.4 |
| 24/25 | 82.1 |
Lexden Road, Colchester, CO3 3ND
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Essex admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- John Russell
- Address
- Lexden Road, Colchester, CO3 3ND
- Telephone
- 01206509100