Colne Community School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Essex
Church Road, Colchester, CO7 0QL
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 27/06/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.5%
22.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,289
Capacity used
Has space84%
1,540 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
239 of 239 families who put it first got an offer
274
Places offered
348
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 239 | 239 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 60 | 28 | ● 47% |
| 3rd preference | 26 | 3 | ● 12% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 23 | 3 | ● 13% |
| Total | 348 | 273 | 78% |
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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Neil Gallagher
- Address
- Church Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester, CO7 0QL
- Phone
- 01206303511
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Brightlingsea · Harwich and North Essex
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146795
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE SIGMA TRUST
1,289 pupils · 1,540 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
27 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,320 pupils
Attendance
91.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
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 | 45.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.08 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.90 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 62.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 24.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.65 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 242 | — |
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.
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 | 241 | 14% | 58% | 73% | |
| English Language | 241 | 9% | 43% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 230 | 7% | 41% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 215 | 6% | 33% | 60% | |
| History | 149 | 10% | 36% | 52% | |
| Art and Design | 84 | 21% | 61% | 77% | |
| Geography | 81 | 10% | 28% | 56% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 38 | 11% | 34% | 47% | |
| French | 31 | 13% | 32% | 48% | |
| Drama | 26 | 12% | 46% | 58% | |
| Religious Studies | 26 | 15% | 54% | 58% | |
| Biology | 25 | 36% | 80% | 96% |
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.