Colchester County High School for Girls
Overview
CCHSG is consistently one of the top-performing state schools in the country, with exceptional A-Level results.
Admissions
CSSE 11+ Maths and English. Score-based admission with sibling and catchment tiebreakers.
Key facts
- Girls' grammar school in Colchester, Essex, with a girls' sixth form.
- Year 7 intake: around 150 places each year.
- 11+ exam: CSSE 11+ with English and Maths papers.
- Admission is score-based, with sibling and distance criteria used as tiebreakers.
- Ofsted: Outstanding.
- Regularly ranked among the highest-performing state schools in England.
Historical scores
| Catchment | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | In | Out |
| 2023 | 333 | 333 |
| 2022 | 328 | 328 |
| 2021 | 332 | 332 |
| 2020 | 325 | 325 |
| 2019 | 326 | 326 |
Standardised scores out of 420. Source
Catchment area cut-off scores
Standardised score (out of 420) of the last selective place offered on National Offer Day, from the CSSE historical guidance sheets. CCHSG: no priority area — the same score applies to all applicants.
- Inside priority area
- Outside priority area
CSSE offers are not made to any child scoring under a total standardised score of 303. Figures fluctuate each year, so applications below these scores may still be worthwhile. Source: CSSE Historical Guidance Sheets (Freedom of Information).
Colchester County High School for Girls
Mrs G. E. Marshall — Executive Principal & CEO (Alpha Trust)
Norman Way, Colchester, Essex CO3 3US