Colchester County High School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 29 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 137515
- Address
- Norman Way, CO3 3US
- Website
- http://www.cchsg.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1183 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 34%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 2.7%
- Persistent absence
- 8.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 1.8%
White British 30.9%
Indian 25.7%
African 9.8%
Mixed 6.4%
Other Asian 6.3%
Other White 4%
Chinese 3.9%
Pakistani 3.8%
Bangladeshi 3%
Unclassified 3%
Other 2.1%
Irish 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.99
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 89%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 99%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 80.5
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 7.78
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 27 |
Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 14 |
Biology | GCSE | 159 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 158 |
Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 43 |
English Language | GCSE | 159 |
English Literature | GCSE | 159 |
French | GCSE | 55 |
Admissions
Colchester County High School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 192
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 290
- 2nd preference
- 222
- 3rd preference
- 104
- From another Local Authority
- 276
Offers
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 82
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 192 0 192 |
Year 8 | 191 0 191 |
Year 9 | 191 0 191 |
Year 10 | 192 0 192 |
Year 11 | 159 0 159 |
Year 12 | 130 0 130 |
Year 13 | 128 0 128 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 97.0% 85.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 1.0% 37.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 71.0% 38.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 9.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 1.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 1.0% 6.0% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 89.0% 60.5% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 73.0% 20.0% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 2.2% |