Honywood School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Essex
Westfield Drive, Colchester, CO6 1PZ
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/12/2022
Application demand
85%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.8%
24.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
849
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
800 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
85%
1st preference success rate
162 of 191 families who put it first got an offer
175
Places offered
477
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 191 | 162 | ● 85% |
| 2nd preference | 128 | 12 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 80 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 78 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 477 | 175 | 37% |
1st preference success by year
Essex lets families list 6 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Saunders
- Address
- Westfield Drive, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1PZ
- Phone
- 01376561231
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Coggeshall · Witham
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136729
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST
849 pupils · 800 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
06 December 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 854 pupils
Attendance
90.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
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 | 45.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.33 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.88 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 33.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 139 | — |
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.
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 | 138 | 16% | 52% | 78% | |
| English Language | 136 | 21% | 54% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 132 | 21% | 66% | 77% | |
| Combined Science | 92 | 8% | 37% | 55% | |
| History | 73 | 32% | 58% | 71% | |
| Design & Technology | 49 | 20% | 51% | 61% | |
| Geography | 47 | 11% | 36% | 55% | |
| French | 46 | 15% | 24% | 35% | |
| Business | 44 | 23% | 70% | 80% | |
| Art and Design | 42 | 7% | 48% | 64% | |
| Biology | 41 | 22% | 71% | 83% | |
| Physics | 41 | 15% | 73% | 83% |
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.