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.
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.
| School | Approximate miles | Test route | Offers (2026 entry) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester Royal Grammar Schoolboys admissions | Approximate miles0.57 | Test routeConsortium of Selective Schools in Essex 11 Plus | Historic offers128 |
| Colchester County High School for Girlsgirls admissions | Approximate miles1.08 | Test routeConsortium of Selective Schools in Essex 11 Plus | Historic offers190 |
Nearby does not mean in catchment
Entrance routes for these schools
- Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex 11 Plus
English, Mathematics
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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.
- Office for National Statistics: Index of Place Names in Great Britain, July 2024 (IPN_GB_2024.csv)
Place names, built-up areas, local authorities and coordinates, July 2024. Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Office for National Statistics: Coastal communities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021 (ons-bua-characteristics-2021.xlsx)
Usual residents per 2022 built-up area, Census 2021 (tables 1d and 1e). Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools all establishments CSV (edubasealldata20261001.csv)
Region of each local authority district. Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Office for National Statistics: Trace Learn 11 Plus school catalog coordinates (GIAS postcodes resolved against the ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026)
School coordinates in apps/web/content/11-plus-admissions/schools.json and curated-schools.json. Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Department for Education: School level secondary and primary applications and offers 2026 (AppsandOffers_2026_SchoolLevel29062026.csv)
Applications and offers for September 2014 to September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools establishment links CSV (links_edubasealldata20261001.csv)
Predecessor URNs used to carry preference history across academy conversions. Checked 2026-10-01. Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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