Philip Morant School and College, Colchester

In 2026, pupils at Philip Morant School and College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.5 in Essex and 47 across England.

48% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Essex and 47% in England.

That is up from 44.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.13: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33.2, against 49.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 248 families put Philip Morant School and College as their first choice and 1054 named it as one of their preferences, for 305 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Philip Morant School and College are St Benedict's Catholic College (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 58.4); Colchester County High School for Girls (0.3 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 79.7); Paxman Academy (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.4); and Colchester Royal Grammar School (0.7 miles, selective, Attainment 8 80.9).

Philip Morant School and College's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Philip Morant School and College is one of 12 schools run by The Sigma Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.8 in 2024/25.

Of the 263 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 32% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

Of the 104 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 32% went on to university or other higher education, 9% to apprenticeships and 28% into work. 3% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

In 2026, 162 pupils (8.6%) received SEN support and 47 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Philip Morant School and College has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 16 places, 11 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Colchester City Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Handy Fisher Court (opposite), 200 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 148 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Essex (97), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Philip Morant School and College issued 326 suspensions, 17.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Philip Morant School and College are Prettygate Junior School (0.3 miles), Prettygate Infant School (0.3 miles), Hamilton Primary School (0.6 miles) and Kings Ford Academy (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.