Colchester County High School for Girls

State-Funded School

colchester-county-high-school-for-girls-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

ColchesterConstituency

CO3 3USPostcode

10.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Colchester County High School for Girls is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,198 pupils. Colchester County High School for Girls is part of ALPHA TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 80.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 100%
EBacc average point score: 7.82

Ethnicity

White

29%

Asian

44%

Black

11%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,198

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

41%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,198
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: ALPHA TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
28 Jan 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
11 Feb 2009	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.