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Grammar schools in Colchester

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Within, from Colchester

Grammar schools within 10 miles

2

The nearest is Colchester Royal Grammar School, 0.6 miles away.

  1. 0.6 milesColchester Royal Grammar SchoolBoys · Essex · CSSE · 128 places
  2. 1.1 milesColchester County High School for GirlsGirls · Essex · CSSE

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Questions people ask

Are there grammar schools in Colchester?

Yes. 2 state grammar schools are within 10 miles of Colchester. The nearest is Colchester Royal Grammar School, 0.6 miles from the centre.

Which 11+ test do they use?

Both within 10 miles use CSSE.

Does living nearby get my child a place?

Not on its own. Your child must pass the school's 11+ test. Many schools then give places by distance or catchment area, and some take the highest scores wherever children live. Each school's page sets out its rules.

How we work this out

What it does

Every state grammar school near Colchester, nearest first, with who it takes and its 11+ test.

All 163 state grammar schools in England on the Department for Education's register, September 2026.

Method

  1. We start from Colchester's centre on the Ordnance Survey's map of places.
  2. We measure a straight line from there to each school's registered location and list the schools inside your chosen distance, nearest first.
  3. Boys, girls or mixed, the test provider and the Year 7 places come from each school's own admission arrangements for September 2027.
  4. Schools named 'grammar' that are not state grammar schools come from the same DfE register: independent schools, and state schools it lists as non-selective.