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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 1 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 16 May 2018Graded 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 entry193 applications · 107 places offered · 90 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Essex median median 2.8
- 2025 1.9; Essex median median 2.7
- 2024 1.8; Essex median median 2.8
- 2023 2.3; Essex median median 2.7
- 2022 2.8; Essex median median 2.7
- 2021 3.2; Essex median median 2.6
- 2020 3.5; Essex median median 2.8
- 2019 3.1; Essex median median 2.7
- 2018 3.2; Essex median median 2.6
- 2017 3.2; Essex median median 2.7
- 2016 2.6; 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 | 107 | 193 | 1.8 | 90 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2025 | 82 | 153 | 1.9 | 66 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2024 | 87 | 152 | 1.8 | 63 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2023 | 119 | 271 | 2.3 | 102 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2022 | 118 | 325 | 2.8 | 113 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 | 116 | 368 | 3.2 | 130 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2020 | 115 | 397 | 3.5 | 162 | 1.41 |
| Sep 2019 | 115 | 353 | 3.1 | 134 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2018 | 118 | 380 | 3.2 | 126 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2017 | 120 | 384 | 3.2 | 126 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2016 | 120 | 315 | 2.6 | 107 | 0.89 |
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.) | 94 | 40.0 | 31% | 45% | – |
| 2024/25 | 112 | 37.4 | 26% | 51% | – |
| 2023/24 | 111 | 38.9 | 32% | 58% | −0.57 |
| 2022/23 | 112 | 45.0 | 39% | 67% | −0.30 |
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
- The Ongar AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.8applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
- 9.7 km · EssexRemains Good20242.6applications per place 36.2Attainment 8
- 10.4 km · EssexRemains Good20244.3applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
- 10.6 km · Essex20262.3applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
- 10.7 km · EssexGraded · no overall grade20254.3applications per place 55.5Attainment 8
- 10.7 km · EssexGraded · no overall grade20252.3applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
- 10.7 km · EssexGood20243.8applications per place 58.6Attainment 8
- 11.3 km · EssexGood20232.6applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
- 11.4 km · EssexRequires improvement20241.7applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 141947 · 881/4016
- Trust
- Bridge Academy Trust
- Capacity
- 800 pupils · 467 on roll
- Free school meals
- 27.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2015
- Address
- Fyfield Road, Ongar, CM5 0AN
- Local authority
- Essex · Epping Forest
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources