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Colchester County High School for Girls

A Selective Girls' Grammar School with Academy Status

 

We were delighted to hear that we are positioned top of the Secondary School League Tables in Essex.  In the National Secondary School League Tables 2011, Best Secondary School Results, we were positioned 3rd in the Country.

 

This is an amazing achievement.   We thank our Governors for their commitment to the school, parents for their support, students for their hard work and staff for dedication and passion for education.
 

  It is my great privilege as the Headteacher of Colchester County High School for Girls to welcome you to our community.

I hope that you find the Prospectus useful in helping you decide if this is the right school for you. This is a vibrant, happy school providing an exceptional, inspirational opportunity for girls to develop their talents, enjoy themselves and flourish as individuals.

The school has an excellent academic reputation and is one of the top performing schools in the country, developing the leaders of tomorrow

The girls are encouraged to take part in the many extra-curricular activities on offer including Drama, Music, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Young Enterprise, sporting events, theatre trips and visits to places of interest in Britain and abroad.

The school's continuing academic excellence in all of these areas of life is broad and testament to the enthusiasm and dedication of both students and staff. Our teachers are always willing to give up a great deal of their time outside of the classroom.

The quality of learning and teaching is key to the girls' success and we have a challenging personalised curriculum which matches the ability of the students. All staff are specialists in the subjects they deliver and all students study Creative and Critical Thinking, which supports their excellent performance in other subjects.

Our environment is ordered, disciplined and structured but we recognise that deep learning requires students to be taken beyond their comfort zone; we set very high expectations and encourage risk taking.

This truly is an amazing, inspirational school, providing the girls a certain level of comfort that helps them develop greater self confidence, broader interests and emotional resilience.

It is a pleasure to teach and learn in this inspirational environment, which teaches courtesy, care and respect.

Mrs Gillian Marshall

Headteacher