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31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Colchester Prep & High School | Colchester Royal Grammar School | Hamilton Primary School | The Sixth Form College Colchester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | Yes | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Field | Colchester Prep & High School | Colchester Royal Grammar School | Hamilton Primary School | The Sixth Form College Colchester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Colchester, CO3 3HD | Colchester, CO3 3ND | Colchester, CO3 3GB | Colchester, CO1 1SN |
| School typediffers | Other independent school | Academy converter | Community school | Academy 16-19 converter |
| Phasediffers | — | Secondary | Primary | 16 plus |
| Age rangediffers | 2–16 | 11–18 | 4–11 | 16–99 |
| Genderdiffers | Mixed | Boys | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | Exceptional | Not judged | — |
| Attainment 8differs | 57.6 | 83.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | 1.1 | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 76% | 100% | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 92% | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 24% | 77% | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 5.1 | 8.0 | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | 65% | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | 13% | — |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 5.2% | 4.1% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 16.0% | 7.1% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 0.0% | 0.3% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 1.88 (Competitive) | 1.46 (Competitive) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 226 | 86 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 125 | 59 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 280 | 1,073 | 420 | — |
| Capacity filldiffers | 280 / 558 (50%) | 1,073 / 777 (138%) | 420 / 420 (100%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 4.7% | 8.6% | — |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | Selective | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Ms Karen Gracie-Langrick | Mr John Russell | Mr Nick Hutchings | Ms Jo Cadman |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Colchester | Colchester | Colchester | Colchester |
| Sponsordiffers | — | The Thinking Schools Academy Trust | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Independent | Academy trust: THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST | Community school | Academy trust: THE SIXTH FORM COLLEGES TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST | — | THE SIXTH FORM COLLEGES TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | Boarding school | No boarders | No boarders |
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