Colchester Royal Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School 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
- www.crgs.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1059 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 87.2%
- Girls
- 12.8%
- First language not English
- 11%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 3.6%
- Persistent absence
- 7.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.3%
White British 37.1%
Indian 23.8%
Mixed 6.8%
Other Asian 6.2%
African 5.7%
Other White 5.6%
Chinese 5.6%
Pakistani 3.6%
Bangladeshi 3.2%
Other 1.4%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 77%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 100%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 81.9
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 7.83
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 8 |
| Biology | GCSE | 105 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 105 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 90 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 33 |
| English Language | GCSE | 128 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 128 |
| French | GCSE | 113 |
| Geography | GCSE | 63 |
Admissions
Colchester Royal Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 124
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 274
- 2nd preference
- 247
- 3rd preference
- 103
- From another Local Authority
- 318
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 49
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 127 127 0 |
| Year 8 | 128 128 0 |
| Year 9 | 128 128 0 |
| Year 10 | 128 128 0 |
| Year 11 | 128 128 0 |
| Year 12 | 218 146 72 |
| Year 13 | 202 138 64 |