Colchester Royal Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 149899
- Address
- Lexden Road, CO3 3ND
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1018 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 88.2%
- Girls
- 11.8%
- First language not English
- 13.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 3.3%
- Persistent absence
- 26.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.4%
White British 41.4%
Indian 22.3%
Mixed 7.2%
Other Asian 6.3%
African 5.7%
Other White 4.9%
Chinese 4%
Pakistani 3.2%
Bangladeshi 2.3%
Other 1.4%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 5 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 8 |
| Biology | GCSE | 123 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 123 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 68 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 38 |
| English Language | GCSE | 124 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 124 |
Admissions
Colchester Royal Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 125
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 226
- 2nd preference
- 172
- 3rd preference
- 101
- From another Local Authority
- 236
Offers
- 1st preference
- 74
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 59
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 128 128 0 |
| Year 8 | 128 128 0 |
| Year 9 | 128 128 0 |
| Year 10 | 128 128 0 |
| Year 11 | 124 124 0 |
| Year 12 | 202 138 64 |
| Year 13 | 180 124 56 |