Colchester Royal Grammar School: Welcome

Welcome

A 'town school' or 'great school' is recorded as existing in Colchester in 1206 AD. The present school, a direct descendant of this, was granted Royal Charters: by Henry VIII in 1539 and by Elizabeth I in 1584.

Today, Colchester Royal Grammar School is a proud leader amongst the nation's highly regarded maintained grammar schools. An 11-18 boys school with girls in the sixth form, it is situated in a pleasant residential area of Colchester. The school has buildings of character including a superb hall with a pipe organ and an attractive library, delightful mature gardens open to the pupils, extensive playing fields, excellent cricket facilities and a swimming pool.

With crgs.co.uk we hope to bring you information and news about this historic school, and to this end you will find a comprehensive online prospectus and full details of all departments.

If, for any reason, you cannot find what you require here, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Latest News: Headmaster's End of Spring Term Message

The Spring Term has been full of activity and showed no sign of letting up as we approached the final days. The Classics and Ski trips departed and the public speakers went to compete in National Finals over the Easter break. The U14 rugby team successfully defended their title of Essex Champions, and the final week saw the production of Midsummer Night’s Dream. All these experiences are valuable, enjoyable and very much part of life at CRGS.

It has also been the term of modules and mocks, and the GCSE, AS and A-level students are now facing the challenges of the final examination term. I feel the Easter vacation is the ideal opportunity for the examination students to consolidate much of their learning, and I would advise them to work hard over the break. In this way, they will be... (read more)