New Hall School
Other independent school · Mixed · Essex
The Avenue, Chelmsford, CM3 3HS
93
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,364
Capacity used
Has space91%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 1–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Katherine Jeffrey
- Address
- The Avenue, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HS
- Phone
- 01245467588
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Boreham and The Leighs · North West Essex
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 115387
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
1,364 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 64.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 79% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 91% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.56 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 43.60 | — | — |
Average grade: B+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 70.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 88.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 96.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.08 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 126 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.62 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 28.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 118 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 126 | 48% | 90% | 97% | |
| English Language | 126 | 67% | 93% | 99% | |
| Religious Studies | 126 | 68% | 93% | 95% | |
| English Literature | 123 | 69% | 94% | 99% | |
| Geography | 89 | 69% | 93% | 98% | |
| Biology | 79 | 82% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 79 | 75% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 79 | 82% | 100% | 100% | |
| Combined Science | 47 | 21% | 66% | 94% | |
| Physical Education | 43 | 40% | 74% | 91% | |
| Spanish | 39 | 62% | 95% | 100% | |
| Drama | 38 | 63% | 95% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 42 | 10% | 31% | 67% | |
| Economics | 34 | 15% | 53% | 85% | |
| Government and Politics | 30 | 0% | 17% | 53% | |
| History | 28 | 29% | 54% | 96% | |
| Religious Studies | 28 | 21% | 54% | 82% | |
| Biology | 27 | 7% | 56% | 89% | |
| Business Studies | 26 | 4% | 23% | 77% | |
| Psychology | 22 | 14% | 23% | 50% | |
| Chemistry | 21 | 0% | 43% | 67% | |
| Geography | 19 | 0% | 42% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 18 | 22% | 56% | 100% | |
| Chinese | 11 | 82% | 100% | 100% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10640: New Hall School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 6 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | 0% |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.