11 Plus Tuition for Colchester County Girls High School

Colchester County High School for Girls was founded in 1909 as a girls’ school for Colchester and celebrated its centenary in 2009. It is a selective girls’ grammar school in Colchester, Essex, consistently among the highest-performing in the country.

Colchester County High School for Girls has a Published Admission Number of 192 places for Year 7 each year, of which 154 are prioritised for girls within a 25-mile radius and 38 for those outside it. The school is heavily oversubscribed, so thorough preparation for the CSSE 11+ is essential.

Colchester County High School for Girls uses the CSSE 11+, a bespoke test set by the Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex. It consists of two written papers – English (60 minutes plus 10 minutes reading) and Maths (60 minutes) – with no reasoning component, sat on Saturday, 19th September 2026.

Colchester County High School for Girls prioritises 154 places for girls within a 25-mile radius, with 38 places for those outside the catchment in score order. Living within the catchment increases the likelihood of a place, but a high test score is essential, with distance used as a tie-breaker.

For 2027 entry, CSSE registration opens at 9 am on Tuesday, 12th May 2026, and closes at 5 pm on Friday, 19th June 2026. The test is sat on Saturday, 19th September 2026, and one registration covers all the CSSE member schools.

Yes. Colchester County High School for Girls offers a broad enrichment programme across sport, music, drama, debating and a wide range of clubs and societies, reflecting its specialisms in science and modern languages.

Yes, all our tuition is available both in-person at our Edgbaston, Birmingham centre and online via live video sessions. Online tuition gives families across Colchester and the wider Essex area access to our expert tutors without the need to travel. The quality and personalisation of sessions is identical in both formats.