Academy converter · Essex

Roding Valley High School

11–18Ages
1,473Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
145597URN

Alderton Hill, Loughton, IG10 3JA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.2 below Essex median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in EssexSelective

637 applications for 244 places · 45th of 78 in Essex

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.2of 90

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

45th of 79 in Essex

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

2.6applications per place, Year 7

0.2 below Essex median (2.8) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

637 applications · 244 places offered · 222 named it first

2026 2.6; Essex median median 2.8
2025 2.6; Essex median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Essex median median 2.8
2023 2.2; Essex median median 2.7
2022 2.6; Essex median median 2.7
2021 2.4; Essex median median 2.6
2020 2.2; Essex median median 2.8
2019 2.2; Essex median median 2.7
2018 2.1; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2017 2.6; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Roding Valley High School (URN 115235), the previous school.

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	244	637	2.6	222	0.91
Sep 2025	246	627	2.6	227	0.92
Sep 2024	247	672	2.7	207	0.84
Sep 2023	267	592	2.2	215	0.81
Sep 2022	244	625	2.6	210	0.86
Sep 2021	246	580	2.4	176	0.72
Sep 2020	257	572	2.2	168	0.65
Sep 2019	240	531	2.2	128	0.53
Sep 2018 *	271	560	2.1	180	0.66
Sep 2017 *	235	610	2.6	221	0.94
Sep 2016 *	234	582	2.5	191	0.82
Sep 2015 *	234	636	2.7	230	0.98
Sep 2014 *	231	550	2.4	207	0.90

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

231 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.245th of 79 in Essex

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%38th of 79 in Essex

Essex 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths64%

Essex 66% England 66%

This school
Essex median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.21

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	231	44.2	45%	64%	–
2024/25	239	47.1	48%	69%	–
2023/24	224	42.7	39%	64%	−0.21
2022/23	244	46.7	43%	68%	+0.15

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

Roding Valley High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.6applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
Debden Park High School
2.6 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Davenant Foundation School
2.9 km · Essex

2026

2.9applications per place 54.9Attainment 8
West Hatch High School
3.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
Heathcote School & Science College
3.6 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2024

3.3applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Trinity Catholic High School
3.8 km · Redbridge

Good2023

2.9applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
Chingford Foundation School
4.6 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

2.3applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Woodford County High School
4.8 km · Redbridge

Good2022

3.0applications per place 81.2Attainment 8 Selective
Woodbridge High School
5.0 km · Redbridge

Outstanding2023

3.9applications per place 55.5Attainment 8

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 145597 · 881/4499
Trust: The Chelmsford Learning Partnership
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,455 pupils · 1,473 on roll
Free school meals: 20.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2018
Replaced: Roding Valley High School (URN 115235)
Address: Alderton Hill, Loughton, IG10 3JA
Local authority: Essex · Epping Forest

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