# Colchester Prep & High School — Colchester, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Primary
- **Parent rating:** 1.0/5 from 3 published reviews
- **Students:** 300
- **Founded:** 1920

## Contact

- **Address:** Wellesley Road
- **Phone:** 1756219692
- **Website:** https://www.colchesterhighschool.co.uk
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/colchester/colchester-prep-high-school-6036

## About

Colchester Prep & High School, located on Wellesley Road in Colchester, United Kingdom, is a distinguished independent school that offers a nurturing environment for primary education. Founded in 1920, the school has a rich history of providing quality education and has evolved over the years to meet the changing needs of its students. The school prides itself on its commitment to academic excellence, fostering creativity, and developing well-rounded individuals through a broad curriculum that includes arts, sports, and sciences. The school's facilities are designed to support a holistic educational experience, featuring modern classrooms, dedicated art and music spaces, and extensive outdoor areas for play and exploration. With a strong emphasis on personal development, Colchester Prep & High School encourages students to engage in various extracurricular activities, promoting teamwork and leadership skills. The school's reputation for nurturing talent and fostering a love of learning makes it a sought-after choice for families in the region.

## Recent parent reviews

- **1/5** — Profits first: Our daughter attended CHS for 3 years. Easter 2024 she became deeply unhappy at the school due to friendship issues, which, despite some effort by the pastoral team, were not solved. Finally, we took the stressful and difficult decision to move our daughter to another local school. We gave the school around 17 weeks’ notice before the start of the next term, that our daughter would be leaving. Contractually we had to give the school an exact school term’s notice which is around 13 weeks. We were… *(Apr 2025)*
- **1/5** — Don’t recommend: Awful school- not worth the money at all. The teaching varied dramatically, some members of staff were very good others were awful. I remember one teacher who would make people read paragraphs of the text book out loud to the class and then tell us to do the questions at the bottom of the page and that was his teaching done. Certain students would then spend the rest of the lesson harassing other students and making racist comments which the teacher would very obviously just ignore. Other teache… *(Jan 2025)*
- **1/5** — DONT GO HERE: Absolutely awful experience. decent education but SEND support entirely underwhelming full of empty promises and the SENCO always forgetting conversations and promises she made because she has two jobs. The school environment encourages an astonishing amount of bigotry among students by not properly dealing with clear and evidenced instances of racism homophobia and sexual harassment. many instances have been reported to higher staff about the severely toxic rape culture at the school that schoo… *(Aug 2023)*

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