St Mary's School for Girls

All-through
Independent
Ages 2 to 17

No Ofsted inspection

91 Lexden Road, Colchester, CO3 3RBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

St Mary's School for Girls is an all-through school in Colchester for ages 2 to 17. It is one of the 604 schools in Essex.

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted has not published an inspection of St Mary's School for Girls.

St Mary's School for Girls on the Ofsted website (opens in a new tab)

Exam results

GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25

51 pupils in the year group

Attainment 8 score66.5

66.5, 20.4 above the England average of 46.1.

Grade 5 or above in English and maths82.4%

82.4%, 37 percentage points above the England average of 45.4%.

Grade 4 or above in English and maths100%

100%, 35.2 percentage points above the England average of 64.8%.

Pupils entering the EBacc68.6%

68.6%, 28.1 percentage points above the England average of 40.5%.

EBacc average point score6.26

6.26, 2.17 above the England average of 4.09.

Pupil numbers and mix

424 pupils on roll, with places for 600

Special educational needs support15.8%

15.8%, 1 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan0%

0%, 6 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near St Mary's School for Girls

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
St Benedict's Catholic College	0.3 miles	Ofsted: Good	Attainment 8: 54.7
Colchester County High School for Girls	0.3 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	Attainment 8: 80.6
Colchester Royal Grammar School	0.4 miles	Report card: Strong standard to exceptional	Attainment 8: 82.1
Colchester Prep & High School	0.5 miles	No Ofsted inspection	Attainment 8: 61.0
Philip Morant School and College	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Good	Attainment 8: 44.5

School details

School type: Other independent school
Sector: Independent
Age range: 2 to 17
Gender: Girls
Sixth form: Yes
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Mr Lee Daniel Faith
Phone: 01206572544
Website: stmaryscolchester.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: 91 Lexden Road, Colchester, CO3 3RB
Local authority: Essex
URN: 115394

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.