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Grammar schools in and near Colchester

2 state selective schools are within five miles of the published Colchester place coordinate; 2 are within fifteen miles.

Nearby schools

2 within five miles, 2 within ten miles and 2 within fifteen miles of Colchester's published place coordinate. The nearest is Colchester Royal Grammar School, approximately 0.57 miles away.

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Nearby schools can use different tests and admissions rules. Open the guide for the test your child took, then check the current policy for each school you want to name on your home council's application.

Colchester's grammar schools use the CSSE test

The 2 listed grammar schools within five miles of the published Colchester reference point are Colchester Royal Grammar School and Colchester County High School for Girls. Both use the CSSE 11+ test, but each school applies its own admissions policy. Essex Council separates test registration from the school-place application. Read both policies before choosing preferences; distance from the town point does not establish priority.

For September 2027 entry, use your child's 2026 CSSE result to check the relevant school policy. Families living in the Essex County Council area must submit their secondary-school application by 31 October 2026, even if they have already registered for or sat the test. Families elsewhere apply through their home council and check its deadline. A test score is not a school offer.

Compare nearby schools

Schools are ordered by approximate straight-line distance. Some are in neighbouring towns. Offers are the published National Offer Day count for September 2026 entry, rather than available places for the next intake.

State schools with reviewed selection routes within fifteen miles of Colchester
Colchester Royal Grammar Schoolboys admissionsApproximate miles0.57Test routeConsortium of Selective Schools in Essex 11 PlusHistoric offers128
Colchester County High School for Girlsgirls admissionsApproximate miles1.08Test routeConsortium of Selective Schools in Essex 11 PlusHistoric offers190

Nearby does not mean in catchment

These distances do not establish a priority area or eligibility. Check each school's determined policy, published qualification rules and the council's application process.

Entrance routes for these schools

Different tests can serve schools near the same town. Read the relevant route before choosing practice, registering or arranging score sharing.

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Plan an application from this town

  1. Open each school guide to check qualification, priority and current admissions evidence.
  2. Check travel from your home address. A straight-line radius can cross rivers, county boundaries or routes with slow public transport.
  3. If your child has a test result, read the guide for that route and submit your home council's school application by its published deadline.
  4. If you are planning for a later entry year, check each test's registration window and whether its score must be shared with another school.
  5. Put schools in your genuine preference order and include an option your child is eligible for.

Location and admissions sources

Reference point: Colchester, Essex (51.88972, 0.89938). Distances use the great-circle method from this ONS place coordinate to the published school coordinates. The catalogue includes fully selective and labelled partly selective state schools. Coordinates, school records and offer statistics can come from different dated releases.

Questions parents ask

Which grammar school is nearest to the Colchester reference point?

Colchester Royal Grammar School is approximately 0.57 miles away in a straight line from the published place coordinate. A home address or travel route will give a different distance.

Are all these schools inside Colchester?

No. This comparison includes schools within fifteen miles of the Colchester reference point, including schools in neighbouring towns or local authorities. Partly selective schools are labelled separately.

Do these distances show the catchment boundary for Colchester?

No. These are approximate straight-line distances between ONS place and school coordinates. They do not establish a priority area, a travel time, a council-measured distance or the last distance offered.

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