Debden Park High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Essex
Willingale Road, Loughton, IG10 2BQ
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 25/03/2025
Application demand
89%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.1%
27.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,046
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
1,120 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
89%
1st preference success rate
163 of 183 families who put it first got an offer
180
Places offered
569
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 183 | 163 | ● 89% |
| 2nd preference | 218 | 13 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 89 | 3 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 79 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 569 | 180 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Essex lets families list 6 preferences. 42 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andrew Hogan
- Address
- Willingale Road, Debden, Loughton, IG10 2BQ
- Phone
- 02085082979
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Loughton Fairmead · Epping Forest
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136555
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
1,046 pupils · 1,120 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
25 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding - 23
19 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 909 pupils
Attendance
91.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.02 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.08 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.02 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 17.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.06 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 179 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
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 | 32.06 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 7.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 84 | — |
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 | 179 | 15% | 53% | 77% | |
| English Language | 179 | 21% | 55% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 179 | 25% | 62% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 122 | 7% | 32% | 52% | |
| Geography | 110 | 21% | 48% | 57% | |
| History | 90 | 39% | 66% | 72% | |
| Art and Design | 82 | 15% | 61% | 79% | |
| Biology | 55 | 40% | 64% | 80% | |
| Physics | 55 | 31% | 62% | 75% | |
| Chemistry | 55 | 38% | 64% | 82% | |
| Business | 53 | 25% | 51% | 60% | |
| Physical Education | 51 | 8% | 47% | 71% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 31 | 3% | 13% | 48% | |
| Psychology | 26 | 4% | 19% | 50% | |
| Mathematics | 24 | 4% | 29% | 54% | |
| Business Studies | 24 | 4% | 13% | 29% | |
| English Literature | 22 | 9% | 14% | 50% | |
| History | 18 | 6% | 17% | 61% | |
| Film Studies | 16 | 0% | 0% | 31% | |
| Chemistry | 15 | 7% | 27% | 47% | |
| Biology | 13 | 8% | 8% | 23% | |
| Physics | 12 | 17% | 25% | 58% | |
| Geography | 11 | 0% | 0% | 18% | |
| Economics | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19576: Debden Park High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| 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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 53% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 53% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Essex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.