What are Colchester Prep & High School's latest exam results?

Colchester Prep & High School: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 60.9. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is Colchester Prep & High School located?

Colchester Prep & High School is a secondary school in Colchester, Essex (CO3 3HD).

How many pupils attend Colchester Prep & High School?

Colchester Prep & High School has around 281 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

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IndependentData as of May 2026

Colchester Prep & High School

Wellesley Road, Colchester, CO3 3HD

Independent school · Ages 2–16 · Non-selective · Mixed

Inspection

ISI inspected

Academic picture

60.9school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Inspected by ISI, not Ofsted

Since September 2023, ISI no longer awards an overall grade like Good or Outstanding. Read the school's latest report for compliance, significant strengths, and areas for improvement.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

60.9

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

49.0%

Basics 9-5

65.1%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

60.9

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	61.0	46.4
2023/24	57.6	46.4
2024/25	60.9	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	Not available	0.00
2023/24	Not available	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

25.6%

EBacc APS

5.38

EBacc 9-5

20.9%

EBacc 9-4

23.3%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

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Nearby secondary schools

Closest alternatives within 15 km.

Colchester Royal Grammar School

0.23 km away · Academy converter

Inadequate

The Sixth Form College Colchester

0.57 km away · Academy 16-19 converter

Kingswode Hoe School

0.76 km away · Academy special converter

Good

Colchester Institute

0.78 km away · Further education

St Mary's School for Girls

0.83 km away · Other independent school

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