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West Hatch High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
High Road, Chigwell IG7 5BT · westhatch.net · 020 8504 8216
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,573
- 50 over 1,523 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 13.7%
- First language not English
- 13.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 328 families put the school first and 248 places were offered; 65% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 248 | 328 | 1.3▲ | 65% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 246 | 197 | 0.8 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 242 | 257 | 1.1▲ | 75% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 242 | 295 | 1.2▲ | 71% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 243 | 239 | 1 | 87% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.5, and 50.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲76.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼10.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.11 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 57.9 | −3.5 |
| Sixth form college | 2.4 | −1.4 |
| Further education | 33.2 | +6.6 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2 | +0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | +0.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 135 students | C+ (33.3) | Above average +0.20 | |
| 135 students | C+ (33.3) | Above average +0.20 | |
| 54 students | Merit+ (29.5) | Average +0.15 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 96 | C+ (33.9) | +0.13 |
| 2022/23 | 80 | B- (35.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 100 | B- (38.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 96 | C (29.4) | -0.08 |
| 2017/18 | 125 | C (30.1) | +0.09 |
| 2016/17 | 101 | C+ (32.9) | +0.31 |
| 2015/16 | 147 | C (28.8) | 0.00 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 62.5 | +0.4 |
| Other education | 0.9 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | −5.2 |
| Employment | 17 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.7 | +4.6 |
| Activity not captured | 8 | +1.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for West Hatch High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 28 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Apr 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (146 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 146
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (15%) with SEND