Colchester County High School for Girls
Academy converter · Secondary
Colchester · CO3 3US · Essex
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
0.3 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 146794
Philip Morant School and College
Academy converter · Colchester · CO3 4QS
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,888
Local authority
Essex
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Colchester, Essex, 1,888 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy. Free school meals: 25.2%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 146794
Location
- Address
- Rembrandt Way
- Postcode
- CO3 4QS
- Town
- Colchester
- County
- Essex
- Local authority
- Essex
- District
- Colchester
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,888
- Boys / girls
- 1,019 / 869
- School capacity
- 1,902
- Capacity fill
- 1,888 / 1,902 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 25.2%
- FSM pupils
- 395
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE SIGMA TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE SIGMA TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Sigma Trust
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 11 on roll / 16 capacity
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Stephanie Neill
- Telephone
- 01206545222
Official links
Ofsted information
Inspection data is separate from GIAS establishment records.
- 2023-09-13 — Good (Report)