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West Hatch High School

  • 11–18Ages
  • 1,573Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 136758URN

High Road, Chigwell, IG7 5BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodSep 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.2per place
0.3 above Essex median (2.8)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in EssexSelective

784 applications for 248 places · 31st of 78 in Essex
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
51.0of 90
14th of 79 in Essex
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodSep 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

Inspection history

  1. 29 November 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 19 September 2013
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
3.2applications per place, Year 7
0.3 above Essex median (2.8) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

784 applications · 248 places offered · 328 named it first

  1. 2026 3.2; Essex median median 2.8
  2. 2025 2.6; Essex median median 2.7
  3. 2024 2.8; Essex median median 2.8
  4. 2023 2.8; Essex median median 2.7
  5. 2022 2.7; Essex median median 2.7
  6. 2021 2.5; Essex median median 2.6
  7. 2020 2.7; Essex median median 2.8
  8. 2019 2.6; Essex median median 2.7
  9. 2018 2.8; Essex median median 2.6
  10. 2017 3.1; Essex median median 2.7
  11. 2016 3.1; Essex median median 2.6
  12. 2015 3.5; Essex median median 2.5
  13. 2014 3.3; Essex median median 2.6
  • This school
  • Essex median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20262487843.23281.32
Sep 20252466312.61970.80
Sep 20242426812.82571.06
Sep 20232426872.82951.22
Sep 20222436472.72390.98
Sep 20212476062.52150.87
Sep 20202466742.72661.08
Sep 20192446442.62531.04
Sep 20182456902.82651.08
Sep 20171875823.11891.01
Sep 20161835733.11770.97
Sep 20151796253.51911.07
Sep 20141876083.32161.16

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

247 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)51.014th of 79 in Essex
Grade 5 or above in English and maths59%13th of 79 in Essex
Grade 4 or above in English and maths76%
  • This school
  • Essex median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.24
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)24751.059%76%–
2024/2524849.551%76%–
2023/2424749.959%76%+0.24
2022/2324147.047%71%+0.07

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

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School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
136758 · 881/5405
Trust
West Hatch High School Academy Trust
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1,523 pupils · 1,573 on roll
Free school meals
13.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 June 2011
Replaced
West Hatch High School (URN 115321)
Address
High Road, Chigwell, IG7 5BT
Local authority
Essex · Epping Forest

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources