Philip Morant School and College | Secondary with sixth form in Colchester | Ofsted & DfE

61%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

37%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

51%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1280.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,828

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

61%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

37%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

51%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1280.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,828

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

61%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

37%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

51%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1280.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,828

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityEssex

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio19.2:1

Admissions—

Religious character—

StatusOpen

Overview of Philip Morant School and College · Secondary with sixth form · Essex

Part ofTHE SIGMA TRUST

Finance£7180 spend / pupil£7574 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

61%

-6pp

68%64%61%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 61%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

37%

-11pp

48%42%37%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 37%

Attainment 8

44.5

-1.1

46.545.544.5

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 44.5

EBacc entry

51%

+5pp

51%36%21%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 51%

EBacc APS

1280.8

+198.8

1280.81181.41082.0

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 1280.8

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)-0.13

Average

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

A-level APS

24.5

-0.7

25.223.722.2

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 24.5

A-level value added

-0.03

+0.1

0.0-0.1-0.2

'24'25

'25 · 0.0

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

0pp

5%3%0%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Average A-level grade

D+

-1

C-C-D

'22'23'24'25

'25 · D+

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.03

Average

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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

92%

Education or employment

90%

Education

Apprenticeships

Employment

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

80%

Education or employment

37%

Education

Apprenticeships

40%

Employment

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,828

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

12%

FSM eligible

26%

SEN

10%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

19%

Contact

Address

Rembrandt Way, Colchester, CO3 4QS

Local authority

Essex

Website

pmsc.school

Telephone

01206545222

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	61%	37%	44.5	Not applicable	51%	1280.8	51%	1,828
2023/24	66%	48%	45.6	-0.13	47%	1082.0	47%	1,715
2022/23	68%	48%	45.9	-0.24	21%	1259.3	25%	1,733
2021/22	66%	45%	46.5	-0.35	27%	1260.0	32%	1,775
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	24.5	D+	-0.03	0%	116
2023/24	25.2	C-	-0.17	0%	110
2022/23	22.2	D+	—	3%	93
2021/22	24.0	D+	—	5%	141

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,828	18.9	10%	12%	26%	8%	19%
2023/24	1,715	17.4	8%	13%	26%	7%	21%
2022/23	1,733	17.6	11%	12%	25%	8%	24%
2021/22	1,775	16.4	10%	8%	23%	10%	32%
2020/21	1,744	17.4	7%	7%	20%	—	—
2018/19	1,624	—	11%	6%	22%	6%	14%