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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 3 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 2 May 2013Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry300 applications · 189 places offered · 177 named it first
- 2026 1.6; Essex median median 2.8
- 2025 1.7; Essex median median 2.7
- 2024 1.9; Essex median median 2.8
- 2023 1.8; Essex median median 2.7
- 2022 1.8; Essex median median 2.7
- 2021 1.8; Essex median median 2.6
- 2020 1.9; Essex median median 2.8
- 2019 1.8; Essex median median 2.7
- 2018 1.9; Essex median median 2.6
- 2017 2.1; Essex median median 2.7
- 2016 2.1; Essex median median 2.6
- 2015 1.8; Essex median median 2.5
- 2014 2.0; 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.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 189 | 300 | 1.6 | 177 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2025 | 206 | 348 | 1.7 | 190 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2024 | 196 | 365 | 1.9 | 224 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2023 | 193 | 346 | 1.8 | 188 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 | 194 | 349 | 1.8 | 211 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2021 | 195 | 354 | 1.8 | 201 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2020 | 184 | 343 | 1.9 | 177 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2019 | 191 | 335 | 1.8 | 190 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2018 | 191 | 370 | 1.9 | 194 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2017 | 178 | 375 | 2.1 | 171 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2016 | 181 | 378 | 2.1 | 171 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2015 | 173 | 307 | 1.8 | 148 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2014 | 170 | 339 | 2.0 | 146 | 0.86 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 193 | 43.5 | 40% | 62% | – |
| 2024/25 | 192 | 39.9 | 27% | 53% | – |
| 2023/24 | 188 | 42.2 | 37% | 61% | −0.27 |
| 2022/23 | 193 | 46.2 | 37% | 64% | +0.03 |
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
- Hedingham School and Sixth FormThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.6applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 5.8 km · EssexGraded · no overall grade20241.6applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
- 10.6 km · SuffolkGood20231.6applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
- 11.6 km · Essex20261.9applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
- 12.1 km · Suffolk20261.5applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
- 12.2 km · SuffolkGraded · no overall grade20241.5applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
- 12.6 km · EssexRemains Good20222.4applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
- 13.5 km · Essex20261.8applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
- 13.8 km · EssexGood20223.2applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
- 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
- 139153 · 881/4026
- Trust
- Hedingham School and Sixth Form
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,168 pupils · 1,177 on roll
- Free school meals
- 15.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2013
- Replaced
- Hedingham School and Sixth Form (URN 115209)
- Address
- Yeldham Road, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, CO9 3QH
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources