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Mersea Island has just one school
Mersea Island School
Barfield Road
CO5 8QX
Head - Mrs Sue Shenton
Tel 01206 382736
Mersea school is A Non Denominational Primary School teaching about 415 pupils. It also has a well equipped Early Learning Years Unit
Mersea School "feeds" several secondary schools in Colchester - see below

Mersea Island School
Barfield Road - West Mersea
THURSTABLE SCHOOL - SPORTS COLLEGE AND 6TH FORM CENTRE
Maypole Road - Tiptree - CO5 OEW
Head - M. Bacon
Telephone: 01621 816526
Website - www.thurstable.essex.sch.uk
THOMAS LORD AUDLEY SCHOOL & LANGUAGE COLLEGE
Headmaster - J Tippett, Monkwick Avenue, Colchester
Website: www.tla.essex.sch.uk
Telephone: 01206 547911
THE PHILIP MORANT SCHOOL
Rembrandt Way
Colchester CO3 4QS
Head - Sue Cowans
Telephone: 01206 545222
Website: www.philipmorant.essex.sch.uk
Philip Morant is a Foundation School - the largest in Colchester. It is the only secondary school in Colchester to have its own 6th Form College
THE STANWAY SCHOOL
Winstree Road
Colchester - CO3 OQA
Telephone: 01206 575488
Mixed Comprehensive - aged 11 to 16
Total number of pupils 852
ST BENEDICTS COLLEGE
Norman Way - Colchester CO3 3US
Telephone: 01206 549222
Fax: 01206 579342
LEA Secondary School - mixed school of Roman Catholic religion
COLCHESTER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
Norman Way - Colchester
an Independent all female school - Kindergarten to Sixth Form
Website: - www.colchestergirls.essex.sch.uk
School Motto - Wisdom Giveth Life
COLCHESTER ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL
A State Grammar School founded in 1206
Principal - Ken Jenkinson
Number of pupils 763
Website: www.crgs.co.uk
The school is one of the UK's most academically successful schools consistently achieving high results in national league tables - in 2004 it was named as the top state school in the country
the main intake is at age 11 with the 11 plus exam
The School also has boarding facilites for about 30 sixth form students predominantly from the Far East
THE SIXTH FORM COLLEGE
North Hill, Colchester CO1 1SN
General enquiries Tel: 01206 500 700
web - www.colchsfc.as.uk

Admissions - 01206 500 743
Personnel - 01206 500 745
Information Line - 01206 500 780
INDEPENDENT (Private) SCHOOLS
Oxford House School
2 & 4 Lexden Road - Colchester - CO3 3NE
Tel: 01206 577670

Colchester High School
Wellesley Road - Colchester - CO3 3HD
Tel: 01206 573369
www.colchesterhighschool.co.uk

Holmwood House - IAPS Preparatory School for boys and girls aged 4 to 13 years Also - Nursery for children 6 months to 4 years
Chitts Hill - Lexden - Colchester CO3 9ST
Tel: 01206 574305
www,holmwood.essex.sch.uk

St Mary's School
Lexden Road - Colchester CO3 3RB
Tel: 01206 572544

Littlegarth School and Nursery
from 2 and a half to 11 years
Horkesley Park - Nayland - CO6 4JR
Tel: 01206 262332
e mail: office@littlegarth.essex.sch.uk
www.littlegarth.essex.sch.uk

COLCHESTER INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER AND FURTHER EDUCATION
Sheepen Road - Colchester and Clacton site
Tel: 01206 518000
Over 400 courses
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
Wivenhoe Park - Colchester
Tel: 1206 873 333

THE PHILIP MORANT (Sixth Form) COLLEGE
Rembrandt Way - Colchester CO3 4QS
Tel: 01206 244027
www.philipmorant.com
ST MARY'S SCHOOL
Age 4 to 11 - Lower School - Comrie House - Stanway
Age 11 to 16 - Senior School - Lexden Road
A leading independent girl's school - founded in 1908
school motto - Scientia et Veritas
Knowledge and Truth
01206 572544
www.stmarysschool.org.uk