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Grammar schools in Harwich

There are no grammar schools in Harwich.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Essex has 4 of them, but none in Harwich itself — so every state secondary in Harwich admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Colchester Royal Grammar School, about 15.7 miles away in Essex. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Grammar schools elsewhere in Essex

Essex has 4 grammar schools, but none in Harwich itself.

Nearest grammar schools to Harwich

Straight-line distance from the centre of Harwich — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Colchester Royal Grammar School Colchester 15.7 miles Boys —
Colchester County High School for Girls Colchester 16.2 miles Girls Outstanding
Southend High School for Girls Southend-on-Sea 34.3 miles Girls Outstanding
Southend High School for Boys Southend-on-Sea 35.1 miles Boys Outstanding
Chelmsford County High School for Girls Chelmsford 35.7 miles Girls Outstanding
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford Chelmsford 35.9 miles Mixed —

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

Colchester Royal Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Up to 12 places for boys scoring over 320 who are looked after / previously looked after (first) or on the Pupil Premium Grant — in score order (published source)
  2. All remaining places in score order, wherever the boy lives (published source)

Colchester County High School for Girls — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children scoring 320 or more (published source)
  2. Up to 20 places for the highest-scoring girls eligible for the Pupil Premium (free school meals now or in the last six years) scoring 320 or more (published source)
  3. Up to 10 places for the highest-scoring girls eligible for the Service Pupil Premium scoring 320 or more and living in the 25-mile priority area (published source)

Southend High School for Girls — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who pass the CSSE selection tests (published source)
  2. Children living in the SS0–SS9 postcodes who pass and are entitled to 'preferential consideration' (free school meals or pupil premium, declared when registering for the test) — up to 17 places, in score order (published source)
  3. Other children living in the SS0–SS9 postcodes who pass — in score order, up to 179 places for the area in all (published source)

Southend High School for Boys — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who pass the CSSE selection tests (published source)
  2. Children living in the SS0–SS9 postcodes who pass and are entitled to 'preferential consideration' (free school meals or pupil premium, declared when registering for the test) — up to 15 places, in score order (published source)
  3. Other children living in the SS0–SS9 postcodes who pass — in score order, up to 150 places for the area in all (published source)

Chelmsford County High School for Girls — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children scoring up to 5 marks below the eligible score, wherever they live (published source)
  2. Up to 30 places for girls on the Pupil or Service Premium scoring up to 5 marks below the eligible score and living within the 12.5-mile priority area since 31 October of Year 6 (published source)
  3. The rest of 144 places in score order for girls with an eligible score living within the 12.5-mile priority area since 31 October of Year 6 (published source)

King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford — 2026 entry

  1. Up to 8 places for boys on the Pupil Premium or looked after / previously looked after, living in the 12.5-mile priority area since 10 October of Year 6, with a standardised score of at least 330 — top scores first (published source)
  2. Further places in score order until 120 have gone to boys living in the 12.5-mile priority area since 10 October of Year 6 (published source)
  3. Of the remaining places, up to 2 for boys on the Pupil Premium or looked after with a score of at least 350, wherever they live (published source)

Schools in Harwich

Harwich has 8 open schools. Browse all Harwich schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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