Colchester Royal Grammar School
Academy converter secondary school in Colchester (Essex).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
A very warm welcome to our school and to our website. Hopefully the information you gain here will convey the family atmosphere; the professionalism and the pursuit of excellence, which can be felt when physically entering the school. Please visit us on one of our Open Days; our students are our best selling point and to get a true picture you should come and meet them.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
21 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Badminton
- Band
- Basketball
- Chess
- Choir
- Coding
- Cooking
- Creative Writing
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Debating
- Drama
- Football
- Lego
- Netball
and 5 more
Key facts
- URN
- 149899
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2023
Governing body (12 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Iain Turner | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Farjana Nipa | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Martin Luff | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Sam Broadbent | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Katy Vargas | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Saravanakumar Rajasekar | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Judy Owens | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Janet Perry | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr John Johnston | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr John Russell | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Iain Turner | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Julie Tompkins | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record