Roding Valley High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Essex
Alderton Hill, Loughton, IG10 3JA
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 27/09/2022
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.2%
25.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,473
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
1,455 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
224 of 227 families who put it first got an offer
246
Places offered
627
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 227 | 224 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 170 | 15 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 136 | 7 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 94 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 627 | 246 | 39% |
1st preference success by year
Essex lets families list 6 preferences. 119 applications came from outside the council area (20 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
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Daniel Charlton
- Address
- Alderton Hill, Loughton, IG10 3JA
- Phone
- 02085081173
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Loughton Forest · Epping Forest
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145597
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| 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: THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
1,473 pupils · 1,455 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
27 September 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,271 pupils
Attendance
91.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
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 | 42.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.21 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.83 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.07 | — | — |
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 | 47.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 68.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 56.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.28 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 239 | — |
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 | 37.97 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 22.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 98 | — |
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 | 232 | 23% | 57% | 72% | |
| Mathematics | 231 | 24% | 56% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 225 | 24% | 63% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 163 | 3% | 23% | 47% | |
| Geography | 113 | 18% | 42% | 58% | |
| History | 95 | 25% | 61% | 66% | |
| Art and Design | 73 | 16% | 59% | 82% | |
| Business | 70 | 20% | 63% | 76% | |
| Biology | 65 | 62% | 94% | 98% | |
| Physics | 65 | 42% | 86% | 94% | |
| Spanish | 65 | 18% | 46% | 72% | |
| Chemistry | 65 | 60% | 92% | 95% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 31 | 19% | 48% | 71% | |
| Biology | 26 | 12% | 35% | 62% | |
| Psychology | 25 | 12% | 32% | 88% | |
| Chemistry | 22 | 14% | 27% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 18 | 22% | 39% | 50% | |
| History | 17 | 0% | 29% | 71% | |
| Geography | 17 | 18% | 41% | 59% | |
| Economics | 16 | 0% | 31% | 69% | |
| Government and Politics | 16 | 13% | 38% | 56% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 16 | 13% | 25% | 75% | |
| Physics | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% | |
| Sociology | 9 | 11% | 22% | 44% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19574: Roding Valley High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 6 |
| 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) | 50% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 10% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 52% | — | — |
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.