Philip Morant School and College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Essex
Rembrandt Way, Colchester, CO3 4QS
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 13/09/2023
Application demand
93%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.3%
19.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,888
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,902 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
93%
1st preference success rate
258 of 277 families who put it first got an offer
328
Places offered
1033
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 277 | 258 | ● 93% |
| 2nd preference | 272 | 49 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 181 | 12 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 303 | 9 | ● 3% |
| Total | 1033 | 328 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Essex lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stephanie Neill
- Address
- Rembrandt Way, Colchester, CO3 4QS
- Phone
- 01206545222
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Prettygate · Colchester
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146794
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE SIGMA TRUST
1,888 pupils · 1,902 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
13 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,614 pupils
Attendance
92.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.13 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.11 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 25.23 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 36.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 51.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.09 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 313 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24.51 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 30 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 312 | 17% | 41% | 65% | |
| English Language | 312 | 15% | 48% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 307 | 19% | 53% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 251 | 8% | 31% | 56% | |
| History | 177 | 21% | 41% | 52% | |
| Geography | 143 | 20% | 52% | 68% | |
| Business | 112 | 6% | 33% | 46% | |
| Spanish | 84 | 15% | 40% | 57% | |
| French | 68 | 16% | 49% | 60% | |
| Biology | 58 | 52% | 95% | 97% | |
| Physics | 56 | 48% | 88% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 56 | 54% | 88% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 14 | 0% | 0% | 7% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9% | |
| Business Studies | 10 | 0% | 0% | 40% | |
| Biology | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Sociology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Law | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Economics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Persian | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10658: Sigma Sixth Colchester
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 40% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 50% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Essex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.