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Honywood School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy

Westfield Drive, Coggeshall, Colchester CO6 1PZ · honywoodschool.com · 01376 561231

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
46.3
average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
849
49 over 800 places · 106%
Local authority
Essex
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
16.8%
First language not English
0.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Saffron Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 192 families put the school first and 179 places were offered; 86% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 125 (Places 149)125September 2023: 114 (Places 150)114September 2024: 188 (Places 183)188September 2025: 191 (Places 175)191September 2026: 192 (Places 179)192Places 179
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261791921.1▲86%
September 2025Sept 20251751911.1▲85%
September 2024Sept 20241831881▲90%
September 2023Sept 20231501140.8100%
September 2022Sept 20221491250.8100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.3, and 47.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 43.6 (England 46.3)43.62017/18: 42.9 (England 46.5)42.92018/19: 43.1 (England 46.7)43.12021/22: 47.4 (England 48.8)47.42022/23: 45.4 (England 46.3)45.42023/24: 45.1 (England 45.9)45.12024/25: 46.3 (England 46.0)46.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●46.346.0
▲47.5%45.4%
▲66.9%64.8%
▼33.8%40.5%
●4.004.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form7.3−0.3
Sixth form college37.6−2.5
Further education40+4.3
Other education0.6—
Apprenticeship2.4+0.5
Employment1.8−3.9
Not in a lasting destination6.7+0.3
Activity not captured3.6+1.1

Ofsted

Honywood School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 December 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
6 Dec 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2017

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (147 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
86%
Replies
147
19% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school●89% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved●84% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲85% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼82% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼75% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▼74% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●77% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly●75% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 69% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲69% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 39% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼57% agreeEngland 67%

based on 44 parents (30%) with SEND

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