Secondary Schools (GCSE) in Colchester


Compare all secondary schools in Colchester on this page. Click an individual school for more detailed information about its results and a link to its Ofsted reports. You can also rank schools according to results of your choice by clicking the headings at the top of the table.

The tables below show achievement for pupils taking GCSEs, regardless of their age, and progress pupils have made between age 11 and by the end of Key Stage 4. See also A-Level results, Key Stage 3 results

Secondary School Performance 2011 (Key Stage 4)

School GCSE Pupils 5 A*–C Pts VA English Bacc
Alderman Blaxill School6731%354.2989.30%
Colchester Academy17349%419.59773%
Colchester County High School for Girls109100%743.91025.585%
Colchester High School5389%426.4NP26%
Colchester Royal Grammar School101100%6421016.187%
Colne Community School and College24167%548.21010.611%
Donyland Lodge4SUPPSUPPNPSUPP
Doucecroft School90%52.7NP0%
East Bergholt High School17357%479.8999.319%
Kingswode Hoe School150%75.6LOWCOV0%
Lexden Springs School4SUPPSUPPSUPPSUPP
Market Field School170%86.4SUPP0%
Philip Morant School and College27970%467.5985.58%
Ramsden Hall School120%148.4SUPP0%
St Benedict's Catholic College16761%465.3990.129%
St Helena School20050%408.2983.19%
St Mary's School for Girls6090%425.7NP50%
The Gilberd School26866%485989.914%
The Honywood Community Science School19668%449.6977.312%
The Stanway School22575%477.51002.916%
The Thomas Lord Audley School11144%538.6994.66%
Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre21756%464.29889%

Key

  • GCSE Pupils: the number of pupils taking GCSEs
  • 5 A*–C: the percentage of pupils gaining five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and maths
  • Pts: the average points score per pupil for all GCSEs where A* equals 58 points, A 52, B 46, C 40, D 34, E 28, F 22 and G 16
  • VA:The ‘Best 8 plus English and mathematics bonus’ VA measure is used to see how effective schools have been in helping their pupils’ progress from KS2 to a broad range of subjects at KS4. The measure estimates how pupils perform in their best 8 GCSEs (or equivalent qualifications) with pupils receiving an additional bonus for their performance in GCSE English and mathematics.
  • English Bacc: Percentage of pupils achieving the Government's new English Baccalaureate. This is awarded to teenagers who achieve GCSEs in English, maths, a science, a foreign language and a humanity, such as history or geography, at grade C or above.
  • ; or NA or @ or NP or LT11: no information supplied by the Department for Education
  • Please note: Independent schools score zero (or very low scores) if they enter all or most pupils for alternative qualifications, some of which have not been fully accredited by the Government.

Includes data supplied by Department for Education, or the Welsh Assembly Government 2010-12

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