St Mary's School for Girls
91 Lexden Road, Colchester, CO3 3RB
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 17
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Daniel Faith
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 424
- URN
- 115394
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206572544
About this school
St Mary's School for Girls is a girls' independent school in Colchester. It teaches children aged 2 to 17 and has 424 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected St Mary's School for Girls under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
St Mary's School for Girls has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1908, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 52 | 50 | 51 |
| Attainment 8 score | 58.1 | 59.1 | 66.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 77% | 76% | 82.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 92% | 94% | 100% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 62% | 66% | 68.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Mary's School for Girls has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58.1 | 43.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 59.1 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 66.5 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 408 |
| 2023/24 | 416 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 67
Location
Nearby schools
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Kingswode Hoe School0.2 miles
Academies · Colchester
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Colchester Prep & High School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Colchester
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Holmwood House School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Colchester
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Lexden Springs School1.6 miles
Academies · Colchester
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North East Essex Co-operative Academy2.0 miles
Academies · Colchester
Other schools in Colchester
- Colchester Prep & High School Independent schools
- Holmwood House School Independent schools
- Littlegarth School Independent schools
- OneSchool Global UK Colchester Campus Independent schools
- Alresford Primary School Primary
- Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Baynards Primary School Primary
- Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Boxted St Peter's Church of England School Primary
- Braiswick Primary School Primary
- Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Brinkley Grove Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary's School for Girls teach?
- St Mary's School for Girls teaches children aged 2 to 17. It is an independent school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's School for Girls?
- The headteacher of St Mary's School for Girls is Mr Lee Daniel Faith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Mary's School for Girls under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Mary's School for Girls?
- St Mary's School for Girls has 424 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 17.
- Is St Mary's School for Girls full?
- St Mary's School for Girls has capacity for 600 pupils and 424 on roll (71%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Mary's School for Girls a faith school?
- No. St Mary's School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is St Mary's School for Girls a selective school?
- No. St Mary's School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have St Mary's School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 58.1 in 2022/23 and 66.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Mary's School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's School for Girls's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.