At Colchester High School, pupils sit GL Assessments at the end of the Academic Year to allow teachers to assess their progress and where they might require either intervention or stretch and challenge.  These results show that our pupils are working above expected levels.

• At the end of Key Stage 1,100% of Year 2 pupils attained an overall standardised score of 126 in Mathematics and English. Well above the National Average of 100.
• Throughout Key Stage 2, 81% of all pupils achieved ‘expected’ or ‘above average’ progress, with one third of pupils achieving ‘higher than expected’ levels of progress.
• At the end of Key Stage 2, 88% of our Year 6 pupils achieved ‘expected’ or ‘above average’ progress in English with a SAS of 121. One third of our pupils also achieved ‘higher than expected’ levels of progress. Well above the National Average.
• Notable progress was also made by our pupils in Mathematics, with a SAS of 117. Well above the National Average.

• 100% pass rate for those that took the examination.

• 100% of our pupils who took the English-Speaking Board Examinations achieved a Merit or higher.
• 40% of pupils achieved Distinction.
• These exams are assessed by an External Examiner and are designed to test candidates’ skills in presentation, discussion, group-management, literary analysis, listening and audience participation.

• Year 6 pupils came 2nd in the National Championship Final for the Quiz Club Science competition, in which they competed against the top scoring teams from across the country.
• Pupils answered questions on subjects such as human biology, astronomy, great inventors and inventions, physics, zoology, ecology, earth science, oceanography, geology, meteorology, botany and chemistry.

We are incredibly proud of our Year 6 pupils who this year excelled at the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust Junior Mathematics Challenge.  The Junior Mathematical Challenge is a multiple-choice challenge that encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques to solve interesting problems. 5 pupils received a Bronze, 5 Silver and 2 Gold Awards.