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Schools in Colchester[1]

Local authority district E07000071 · 86 open schools[2]

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Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 117 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

Grammar schools (2)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Colchester County High School for Girls 11–18[2]
A8 80 2025/26[5] AL A- 2024/25[6]
Colchester Royal Grammar School 11–18[2]
A8 81 2025/26[5] AL A 2024/25[6]

Secondary schools (11)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Colchester Academy 11–16[2]
A8 35 2025/26[5]
Paxman Academy 11–16[2]
A8 42 2025/26[5]
Philip Morant School and College 11–18[2]
A8 46 2025/26[5] AL D+ 2024/25[6]
St Benedict's Catholic College 11–16[2]
A8 58 2025/26[5]
St Helena School 11–16[2]
A8 42 2025/26[5]
The Gilberd School 11–16[2]
A8 50 2025/26[5]
The Sixth Form College Colchester 16–99[2]
AL C+ 2024/25[6]
The Stanway School 11–16[2]
A8 48 2025/26[5]
The Thomas Lord Audley School 11–16[2]
A8 41 2025/26[5]
The Trinity School 11–16[2]
A8 50 2025/26[5]
Thurstable School 11–16[2]
A8 46 2025/26[5] AL C- 2023/24[7]

Primary schools (63)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Baynards Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[8]
Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 55% 2024/25[8]
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School 4–11[2]
KS2 77% 2024/25[8]
Braiswick Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 66% 2024/25[8]
Brinkley Grove Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 76% 2024/25[8]
Broomgrove Infant School 4–7[2]
Broomgrove Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 47% 2024/25[8]
Camulos Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 80% 2024/25[8]
Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[8]
Cherry Tree Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 79% 2024/25[8]
Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 85% 2024/25[8]
Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 83% 2024/25[8]
Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 54% 2024/25[8]
Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[8]
Friars Grove Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 59% 2024/25[8]
Gosbecks Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 53% 2024/25[8]
Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 58% 2024/25[8]
Hamilton Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 79% 2024/25[8]
Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery 4–7[2]
Hazelmere Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 38% 2024/25[8]
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt 5–11[2]
KS2 86% 2024/25[8]
Highwoods Community Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 78% 2024/25[8]
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham 5–11[2]
KS2 71% 2024/25[8]
Home Farm Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 75% 2024/25[8]
Kendall Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 72% 2024/25[8]
King's Ford Infant School and Nursery 2–7[2]
Kings Ford Academy 7–11[2]
KS2 29% 2024/25[8]
Lakelands Primary School 4–11[2]
Langenhoe Community Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 78% 2024/25[8]
Langham Primary Academy 4–11[2]
Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 75% 2024/25[8]
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils 3–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[8]
Mersea Island School 2–11[2]
KS2 56% 2024/25[8]
Messing Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 36% 2024/25[8]
Milldene Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 77% 2024/25[8]
Millfields Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 47% 2024/25[8]
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School 2–7[2]
Monkwick Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 54% 2024/25[8]
Montgomery Primary School, Colchester 3–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[8]
Myland Community Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 76% 2024/25[8]
North Primary School and Nursery 3–11[2]
KS2 47% 2024/25[8]
Old Heath Community Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[8]
Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 47% 2024/25[8]
Prettygate Infant School 5–7[2]
Prettygate Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 77% 2024/25[8]
Queen Boudica Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 66% 2024/25[8]
Roach Vale Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 57% 2024/25[8]
St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey 4–11[2]
KS2 76% 2024/25[8]
St James the Great Church of England Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 48% 2024/25[8]
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester 4–11[2]
KS2 72% 2024/25[8]
St John's Green Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 61% 2024/25[8]
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge 4–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[8]
St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 68% 2024/25[8]
St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester 3–11[2]
KS2 56% 2024/25[8]
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 2–11[2]
KS2 74% 2024/25[8]
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 4–11[2]
KS2 93% 2024/25[8]
St. George's School 3–11[2]
KS2 56% 2024/25[8]
Stanway Fiveways Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 54% 2024/25[8]
Stanway Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 61% 2024/25[8]
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[8]
Tiptree Heath Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 47% 2024/25[8]
Unity Primary Academy 2–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[8]
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery 3–11[2]
KS2 50% 2024/25[8]

Independent schools (4)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Colchester Prep & High School 2–16[2]
Holmwood House School 0–16[2]
Littlegarth School 2–11[2]
St Mary's School for Girls 2–17[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (6)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Doucecroft School 3–19[2]
Kingswode Hoe School 5–16[2]
Langham Oaks 10–16[2]
Lexden Springs School 3–19[2]
North East Essex Co-operative Academy 4–16[2]
The St Aubyn Centre Education Department 13–18[2]

Sources

  1. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.