Essex / Essex 11+
A selective boys grammar school in Essex with mixed sixth form entry, strong academic outcomes, and established Oxbridge and Russell Group progression.
Snapshot
School overview
A selective boys grammar school in Essex with mixed sixth form entry, strong academic outcomes, and established Oxbridge and Russell Group progression.
CRGS serves families in Essex and the Essex 11+ admissions area. The latest school record lists 1,059 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 777 places. Mr John Russell is listed as headteacher. The school is part of The Thinking Schools Academy Trust.
The current school record shows an opening date of 1 May 2023 (Fresh Start), Christian religious character, and boarding school. The latest published results show 100% grade 4+ in English and maths at GCSE, 77.7% AAB or better at A level, and 90% progressed to higher education after sixth form.
Performance trends
These charts show the school alongside the England average and other grammar schools, so families can spot whether results have stayed steady, improved, or dipped.
Recent trend
This follows the school's published overall GCSE score across the subjects pupils take. Higher is better.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | Not published | 74.0 | 49.5 |
| 2022/23 | Not published | 71.6 | 47.1 |
| 2023/24 | 83.4 | 71.9 | 46.8 |
| 2024/25 | 82.1 | 72.3 | 46.8 |
Recent trend
This follows the published average A-level result for the school's sixth form. Higher is better.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | Not published | 44.0 points | 37.5 points |
| 2022/23 | Not published | 40.5 points | 33.7 points |
| 2023/24 | A average (49.6 points) | 41.3 points | 34.5 points |
| 2024/25 | A average (51.3 points) | 41.8 points | 35.0 points |
Recent trend
This follows the share of pupils moving into a sustained destination after Year 11, such as education, apprenticeships, or employment.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | Not published | 99.1% | 94.1% |
| 2022/23 | Not published | 98.9% | 93.9% |
| 2023/24 | Not published | 99.0% | 93.3% |
| 2024/25 | Not published | 97.8% | 91.4% |
Admissions
This is a selective grammar school. Always check the school's own admissions page for registration dates, oversubscription rules, and test arrangements before applying.
Stage 1
Applicants sit the CSSE selective test used by Essex grammar schools in the consortium.
Outcomes
Sources
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Official school-level GCSE measure used to populate English and maths attainment.
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Official school-level A level performance measure used to populate AAB or better outcomes.
Open sourceDepartment for Education
Trend data uses the local GOV.UK annual performance files in data/govuk for 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25. GCSE charts use the yearly Key Stage 4 school performance files.
Open sourceDepartment for Education
Trend data uses the local GOV.UK annual performance files in data/govuk for 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25. Sixth-form charts use the yearly 16 to 18 performance files.
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Trend data uses the local GOV.UK annual performance files in data/govuk for 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25. Destination charts use the yearly post-Year 11 destinations files.
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