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Why choose Colchester Royal Grammar School?
Named East Anglia State Secondary School of the Decade by The Sunday Times in 2021, and State Secondary School of the Year for Academic Excellence in East Anglia 2025, Colchester Royal Grammar School (CRGS) is a selective day school for boys aged 11-18 years, with a co-ed Sixth Form.
CRGS focuses on students not only attaining the highest academic success through lessons that are designed to stretch and inspire, but also on the personal development and pastoral support of its students in line with the school’s core values: Compassion, Respect, Generosity and Support.
‘Pupils say school is a safe and enjoyable place to be’ (Ofsted, February 2022) and the wide range of student-led, staff-supported clubs and societies all help to encourage and shape their equality, diversity and inclusion work.
Typically, CRGS students achieve:
90% Grade 9-7 at GCSE
72% A*/A at A level
40+ Oxbridge offers per year
30+ Medicine offers per year
150+ Russell Group offers per year.
CRGS looks forward to welcoming you to the 11+ Open Evening on Tuesday 24th June, 6.30pm-9pm. crgs.co.uk.