Philip Morant School and College

Academy converter · Secondary school · Colchester, Essex
CO3 4QS
Composite score
55.6

School overview

Philip Morant School and College is a secondary school serving Colchester, Essex, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. It has 1,828 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Philip Morant School and College 'Good'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 44.5, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That is down 1.1 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

37% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 61% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#1,799
National rank
#200
In East of England
#39
In Essex
Top 57%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
44.5
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
37%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
61%
% EBacc grade 5+
18%
EBacc average points score
4.09

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,828 % FSM ever-6 26.3% % EAL 12.5% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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