Alec Hunter Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,058 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.7
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Colchester County High School for Girls
- Pupils on roll
- 1,198of 1,020 places
- Free school meals
- 2.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 191
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 28 November 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Colchester County High School for Girls (URN 115370, until 1 October 2011).
What the data says
Of the 160 pupils who finished Year 11 at Colchester County High School for Girls in 2023, 83% stayed on in Colchester County High School for Girls’ own sixth form (Essex average 37%), none went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 126 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 75% went to university (Essex 35%, England 37%), and 69% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 80.6 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Essex, with 100% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Colchester County High School for Girls admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 39% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Essex and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 160 | 15,970 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 83% | 37% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 14% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 0% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 126 | 13,240 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 81% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 75% | 35% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 69% | 15% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 8% | 7% |
| Employment | 11% | 33% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 14% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 80.6 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 100% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 91% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.82 | 3.97 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 5% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 70.9 | 31.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 81.1 | 48.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 31% | 9% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 191 | 100% | 88% | 86% | 22% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 191 | 100% | 23% | 86% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 191 | 100% | 23% | 80% | 46% | 100% |
| English Language | 191 | 100% | 89% | 81% | 20% | 100% |
| English Literature | 191 | 100% | 86% | 85% | 21% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 190 | 99% | 31% | 89% | 32% | 99% |
| Biology | 190 | 99% | 23% | 89% | 45% | 100% |
| Geography | 114 | 60% | 41% | 88% | 25% | 100% |
| History | 85 | 45% | 41% | 93% | 26% | 100% |
| French | 80 | 42% | 18% | 83% | 29% | 100% |
| German | 74 | 39% | 5% | 64% | 33% | 96% |
| Computer Science | 59 | 31% | 13% | 88% | 30% | 100% |
| Psychology | 43 | 23% | 3% | 91% | 22% | 100% |
| Latin | 33 | 17% | 1% | 67% | 74% | 97% |
| Fine Art | 28 | 15% | 9% | 100% | 28% | 100% |
| Music | 15 | 8% | 5% | 80% | 33% | 100% |
| Drama | 12 | 6% | 7% | 92% | 27% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 10 | 5% | 11% | 90% | 24% | 100% |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 22 | 18% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 1% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 1% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 251 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 125 | 6,944 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | A- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 45.33 | 34.68 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | A- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 44% | 18% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 63 | 50% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 63 | 50% | 17% |
| Biology | 61 | 49% | 20% |
| Psychology | 32 | 26% | 23% |
| Physics | 22 | 18% | 12% |
| Geography | 20 | 16% | 10% |
| Economics | 20 | 16% | 13% |
| Religious Studies | 17 | 14% | 4% |
| History | 13 | 10% | 13% |
| English Literature | 12 | 10% | 11% |
| Further Mathematics | 12 | 10% | 5% |
| English Language | 9 | 7% | 4% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 6% | 5% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Classical Civilisation | — | — | 1% |
| Chinese | — | — | 0% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| German | — | — | 0% |
| Latin | — | — | 0% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 45 | 36% | — |
| Fine Art | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Fine Art | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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Brentwood County High School
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.