West Hatch High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Essex
High Road, Chigwell, IG7 5BT
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
20.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,573
Capacity used
Over capacity103%
1,523 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
187 of 197 families who put it first got an offer
246
Places offered
631
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 197 | 187 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 183 | 44 | ● 24% |
| 3rd preference | 119 | 9 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 132 | 6 | ● 5% |
| Total | 631 | 246 | 39% |
1st preference success by year
Essex lets families list 6 preferences. 379 applications came from outside the council area (150 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
- Victoria Schaefer
- Address
- High Road, Chigwell, IG7 5BT
- Phone
- 02085048216
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Chigwell with Lambourne · Epping Forest
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136758
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WEST HATCH HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
1,573 pupils · 1,523 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
29 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,259 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.4%
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 | 49.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.24 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.34 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.85 | — | — |
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 | 49.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 10.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.11 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 248 | — |
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 | 33.27 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 9.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 135 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 249 | 24% | 57% | 75% | |
| Mathematics | 248 | 25% | 58% | 83% | |
| Biology | 235 | 26% | 59% | 79% | |
| Physics | 230 | 19% | 60% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 229 | 26% | 67% | 84% | |
| Chemistry | 228 | 25% | 58% | 77% | |
| Geography | 98 | 23% | 53% | 70% | |
| History | 85 | 32% | 58% | 69% | |
| Business | 71 | 13% | 51% | 65% | |
| Spanish | 47 | 57% | 83% | 91% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 44 | 18% | 70% | 89% | |
| Computer Science | 41 | 32% | 76% | 85% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 50 | 12% | 24% | 44% | |
| Business Studies | 34 | 3% | 18% | 59% | |
| Biology | 27 | 0% | 4% | 22% | |
| Economics | 24 | 8% | 29% | 67% | |
| English Language and Literature | 24 | 4% | 8% | 29% | |
| Chemistry | 19 | 11% | 32% | 42% | |
| Psychology | 18 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 18 | 0% | 6% | 39% | |
| Government and Politics | 17 | 0% | 18% | 59% | |
| Geography | 15 | 7% | 20% | 60% | |
| Sociology | 15 | 0% | 13% | 53% | |
| History | 14 | 0% | 21% | 57% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10646: West Hatch High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
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) | 62% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 64% | — | — |
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.