Colchester County High School for Girls

Selective

National rank

23

97=

Rank last year

83.7%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

85.6%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Secondary School of the Year in East Anglia 2026

Need to know

Head teacher Gillian Marshall
Attendance 96.5%
Gender of entry Girls
Send pupils* 0.5% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 1,183
Pupils on free school meals 5.0%
Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 40

Grade

%

A*

23.1

A

35.4

B

25.2

A*/A

58.5

A*-B

83.7

GCSE 2025 rank: 16

Grade

%

9/8

67.6

7

18

9/8/7

85.6

What the school inspection says

“Colchester County High School for Girls is an exceptional school. Pupils are part of a respectful, kind and hard-working community. One sixth-form student commented, ‘What we love about this school is people’s attitudes to difference.’ Very many others shared this view … The expectations staff have of pupils are extremely high. Pupils also hold themselves to a high standard. As a result, there is a culture of determination to succeed, not only academically but also to be good people who will make a difference both in school and the wider world … The quality of education provided by the school is outstanding. As a result, the outcomes for pupils are some of the highest in the country.”
Inspection
2023
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

About the school

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