An archaeological evaluation, comprising a single trial-trench 15m long x 1.80m wide, was undertaken at St. Benedict’s Catholic Secondary School, Norman Way, Colchester, in advance of the construction of a new classroom, ancillary accommodation and associated groundworks.<1> It was excavated through modern topsoil (L1, 0.23-0.25m thick) and subsoil (L2, 0.23-0.26m thick) into natural sands (L3). Five pits, F1-F5, 0.49-1.45m wide and 0.12-0.3m deep, were uncovered. Pit F3 contained a piece of a post-medieval clay tobacco pipewas of post-medieval date, while pit F4 produced one small worn sherd of Roman grey-ware pottery. No dating evidence was recovered from any of the other features.