CCFColchester County High School for Girls 11+ admissions

• Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex 11 Plus

  Formal consortium · Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex · Two timed papers: English and Mathematics

  English and maths are age-standardised and weighted equally. CSSE normally makes no school offer below a total score of 303; each school applies its own admission policy and historical offer scores are not September 2027 cut-offs. Essex and Southend school applications close on 31 October 2026. This directory lists seven fully selective schools; three partially selective CSSE schools also use the test.

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Eligibility

Girls must enter the CSSE selection test, be of the appropriate age and attain the required standard, including a test score of at least 320.

Score policy

Applicants must score at least 320; eligible applicants are allocated in descending CSSE rank order, with priority-area and premium quotas.

Registration

GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

Published radius: 25 miles from the school address point for Colchester County High School for Girls, as used by the local authority.

The priority-area allocation totals 154 places across EHCP and categories 1-4; the remaining 38 places are ranked regardless of address. Permanent-home residence must be continuous from 31 October 2026 to the September 2027 start. Exact address-point coordinates are not verified here; ask the admissions authority to confirm the full address and any armed-forces or Crown-servant relocation exception.

Ask the admissions authority to check your address against its exact reference point. School postcode coordinates cannot confirm this boundary.

After EHCP-named applicants scoring at least 320, categories are looked-after or previously looked-after girls scoring at least 320; up to 20 highest-scoring Pupil Premium applicants with at least 320; up to 10 highest-scoring Service Pupil Premium applicants with at least 320 and priority-area residence; then priority-area girls by descending score until 154 places have been allocated across EHCP and categories 1-4. The remaining 38 places are ranked by score regardless of address. Pupil Premium here covers income-based Free School Meals now or in the previous six years. Priority-area residence must continue from 31 October 2026 to September 2027. Equal scores for the final places favour an as-yet-unoffered Pupil Premium girl, then the closest home by straight-line distance.

For September 2027 entry. Policy checked 2026-10-01. A priority category does not guarantee an offer.

DfE preferences and offers at National Offer Day. A child can appear at several schools or through more than one recorded route at the same school. These figures describe past demand and do not predict an offer.

School identifiers are joined across documented predecessor links. Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished. Latest dataset: September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-24.

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• English
• Mathematics

1. 1. CSSE selection test

   The policy says there are English and Mathematics tests, each weighted 50%. The CSSE administers the test; the school aggregates and mathematically standardises marks into a rank order. Admission requires a score of at least 320. The CSSE registration deadline is published separately and the policy gives no exact sitting date.

Registration opens

GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.

Registration deadline

GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.

Test date

GIAS does not publish the current test dates.

Published CAF date

31 October 2026

National Offer Day

GIAS does not publish the current offer date.

Apply through the council where your child lives, even if this school is in another area. Check your home council's on-time application deadline before relying on the date shown here. Read the government's application guidance.

Shared assessment dates are in the 11+ dates calendar. To decide where this school goes on the application form, use the school application order planner.

Colchester County High School for Girls is a state-funded school, so there is no tuition fee for a Year 7 place. Uniform and optional activities can have separate costs. Check the Department for Education school record and the GOV.UK guide to state schools for the funding rule. The school can confirm current uniform and activity costs.

Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.

• Chelmsford County High School for Girls
• Colchester Royal Grammar School
• King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford

1. A1 School Admissions Policy 2027/28

   Colchester County High School for Girls. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

2. CSSE Information Guide: 2027 Entry

   Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex. Accessed 20 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

3. CSSE 11+ Examination: 2027 entry

   Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex. Accessed 20 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

4. Open state-funded school fields CSV

   Department for Education. Accessed 21 October 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 20 October 2026.

5. Open state-funded school fields CSV, 24 October 2026

   Department for Education. Accessed 24 October 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 24 October 2026.

6. ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract

   Office for National Statistics. Accessed 21 October 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026; candidate-school postcodes queried 21 October 2026.

7. A1 School Admissions Policy 2027/28

   Colchester County High School for Girls. Accessed 1 October 2026. September 2027 entry.