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Colchester Royal Grammar School

Secondary Academy school in Colchester CO3 3ND

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  • School Reference Number: 149899
  • Address: Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3ND
  • Headteacher: Mr John Russell
  • Telephone: 01206 509100
  • Website: crgs.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 777
  • Local Education Authority: Essex
  • Gender: Boys
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Selective
  • Active From: May 2023* (Fresh Start)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 11/05/2021

Rating published on 08/07/2021

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Inadequate

Personal development: Inadequate

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Inadequate

Sixth form provision: Good

Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number149899
Local Authority Code881
Local Authority NameEssex
Establishment Number4036
School / College NameColchester Royal Grammar School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code04
Reason establishment openedFresh Start
Open date01-05-2023
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code3
BoardersBoarding school
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code1
Gender of entryBoys
Religious Character Code15
Religious characterChristian
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code9999
Diocese
Admissions Policy Code2
Admissons policySelective
School capacity777
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,018
Number of Boys898
Number of Girls120
Percentage Free School Meals4.10
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code5049
Academy trust or TrustTHE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorThe Thinking Schools Academy Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10092769
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date28-01-2025
StreetLexden Road
Locality
Address3
TownColchester
County (name)
PostcodeCO3 3ND
Websitewww.crgs.co.uk
Telephone01206509100
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameJohn
Headteacher/Principal last nameRussell
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE07000071
DistrictColchester
Ward CodeE05010835
WardNew Town and Christ Church
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001176
Parliamentary ConstituencyColchester
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000012
Easting598776
Northing224842
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Colchester 013
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Colchester 013B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code887
Previous local authorityMedway
Previous establishment number4006
CountryUnited Kingdom
UPRN10033930813
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004518
LSOA CodeE01021652
Free School Meals26
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN149899
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/149899
LAESTAB8814036
School nameColchester Royal Grammar School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/05/2023
Admissions policySelective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterChristian
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authorityEssex
Parliamentary constituencyColchester
Multi-academy trust UID5049
Multi-academy trust nameThe Thinking Schools Academy Trust
Academy sponsor UID5039
Academy sponsor nameThe Thinking Schools Academy Trust
PostcodeCO3 3ND
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils1,018
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspection1
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10193100
Inspection typeS8 No Formal Designation Visit
Inspection type groupingSection 8 deemed section 5
Event type groupingSchools - S8 deemed S5
Inspection start date11/05/2021
Publication date08/07/2021
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of latest graded inspection137814
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8815443
School name at time of latest graded inspectionColchester Royal Grammar School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy Converter
Overall effectivenessInadequate
Category of concernSWK
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
Personal developmentInadequate
Effectiveness of leadership and managementInadequate
Safeguarding is effective?No
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS311926
Previous inspection start date07/11/2007
Previous publication date29/11/2007
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection115359
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8815443
School name at time of previous graded inspectionColchester Royal Grammar School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionFoundation School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness1
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionOutstanding

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