Colchester County High School for Girls

URN 137515·Secondary·Academy converter·Alpha Trust·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,427.73

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

66.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

22.3%

of income

In-year balance

+6.3%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

28 November 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.80.6
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.100.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)100.0%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.91.1%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,210

Capacity

1,020 (119%)

Free school meals

2.7%

English additional lang.

39.2%

Ethnicity

White British 27.6%Asian 41.5%Black 10.8%Mixed 6.0%Chinese 4.7%Other 1.8%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

68.0

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

17.8

Mean salary

£41,389

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

4.2%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

7.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.8%

Unauthorised absence

0.4%

2024/25 · 963 pupils