Schools / Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
- Grammar school
- Girls
- Day
- Ages 11–18
- 1,275 pupils
Chelmsford County High School for Girls is a selective grammar school for girls in Chelmsford, Essex, educating around 1,300 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entry is through CCHS's own entrance test, set by FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise): four papers — Adventure, Compass, Beacon and Discovery — mixing multiple-choice and written tasks across Key Stage 2 subjects.
The exam
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2027 entry
Set by FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise)
Chelmsford County High School for Girls entrance test, provided by FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise): four mixed-subject papers (Adventure and Compass multiple choice, Beacon short written answers, Discovery creative response). Eligible score set annually from rank order in the mathematics and English elements, gated by a minimum creativity standard.
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Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
2028 entry
Set by FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise)
Chelmsford County High School for Girls entrance test, provided by FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise): four mixed-subject papers (Adventure and Compass multiple choice, Beacon short written answers, Discovery creative response). Eligible score set annually from rank order in the mathematics and English elements, gated by a minimum creativity standard.
4725 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Key dates & preparation
2028 entry
Test: September of Year 6 — the school's own FSCE entrance test
Results: October 2027 — the school publishes outcomes to registered parents
Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
2027 entry
Test: September of Year 6 — the school's own FSCE entrance test
Results: October 2026 — the school publishes outcomes to registered parents
Offers: National Offer Day — Monday 1 March 2027
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Admissions rules
No catchment — open competition
Places are ranked by performance in the school’s entrance test after the statutory priorities (EHCP and looked-after children). There is no catchment area.
Read the school's admissions policy
Results & destinations
2026 results
University destinations:
- 9% of leavers — Oxford or Cambridge — School-published: 'In 2026, 11% of our leavers took up places to read Medicine and 9% of leavers took up places in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.' (places).
- 65% of leavers — Russell Group universities — School-published: 'University destinations — Average percentage of cohort: Oxford and Cambridge 9%; Other Russell Group destinations: Bristol, Durham, Leeds, LSE, Nottingham, Sheffield, ICL, Exeter, York, Warwick. 65%' (places). The school labels this 'Other Russell Group destinations' — i.e. excluding Oxford and Cambridge, which it reports separately (9%) — and describes it as an average percentage of cohort.
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
2025 results
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 80.7; 99.4% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 47.24 (average grade A-); 56.0% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
2024 results
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 80.6; 100% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 45.94 (average grade A-)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
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