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
9.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.4%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Colchester Royal Grammar School

Admission Policy
Selective
Total available places
125
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
226
2nd preference
172
3rd preference
101
From another Local Authority
236
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
74
2nd preference
37
3rd preference
9
To another Local Authority
59
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes18.8
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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