Essex / Essex 11+
A highly selective girls grammar school in Essex with a two-stage 11+ admissions process and strong published attainment outcomes.
Snapshot
School overview
A highly selective girls grammar school in Essex with a two-stage 11+ admissions process and strong published attainment outcomes.
CCHS serves families in Essex and the Essex 11+ admissions area. The latest school record lists 1,236 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,285 places. Mr Stephen Lawlor is listed as Headteacher. The school is part of Chelmsford County High School For Girls.
The current school record shows an opening date of 1 January 2011 (Academy Converter). The latest published results show 100% grade 4+ in English and maths at GCSE, 56% AAB or better at A level, and 82% in 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 | 85.1 | 74.0 | 49.5 |
| 2022/23 | 82.4 | 71.6 | 47.1 |
| 2023/24 | 80.6 | 71.9 | 46.8 |
| 2024/25 | 80.7 | 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 | A average (49.1 points) | 44.0 points | 37.5 points |
| 2022/23 | A- average (45.8 points) | 40.5 points | 33.7 points |
| 2023/24 | A- average (45.9 points) | 41.3 points | 34.5 points |
| 2024/25 | A- average (47.2 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 | 99% | 99.1% | 94.1% |
| 2022/23 | 100% | 98.9% | 93.9% |
| 2023/24 | 100% | 99.0% | 93.3% |
| 2024/25 | 99% | 97.8% | 91.4% |
Latest year breakdown
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
First-stage selective eligibility test used to shortlist candidates for the second round.
Stage 2
Second-stage test administered by the school for final ranking and offers.
Outcomes
Latest official destinations data currently covers 2022/23 study leavers.
Sources
Get Information About Schools
Official establishment detail page for the current school record.
Open sourceGet Information About Schools
Public CSV extract used for school list, contact, location, governance, and pupil count fields.
Open sourceDepartment for Education
Official school-level performance page for manual verification of published school data.
Open sourceChelmsford County High School for Girls
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Open sourceChelmsford County High School for Girls
Check latest admission arrangements before publishing refreshed data.
Open sourceManual seed record
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Open sourceExplore Education Statistics
Official school-level GCSE measure used to populate English and maths attainment.
Open sourceExplore Education Statistics
Official school-level A level performance measure used to populate AAB or better outcomes.
Open sourceExplore Education Statistics
Official school-level destination measures used to populate higher education, apprenticeships, and employment 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.
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. Destination charts use the yearly post-Year 11 destinations files.
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