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Great Baddow High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Duffield Road, Beehive Lane, Chelmsford CM2 9RZ · gbhs.co.uk · 01245 265821

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
50
average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,516
100% of 1,520 places
Local authority
Essex
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
16.4%
First language not English
6.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Quantum Multi-Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 267 families put the school first and 245 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 246 (Places 248)246September 2023: 240 (Places 243)240September 2024: 361 (Places 247)361September 2025: 297 (Places 240)297September 2026: 267 (Places 245)267Places 245
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262452671.1▲78%
September 2025Sept 20252402971.2▲72%
September 2024Sept 20242473611.5▲63%
September 2023Sept 2023243240188%
September 2022Sept 2022248246187%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50, and 55.8% 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 B- (36.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 48.4 (England 46.3)48.42017/18: 51.7 (England 46.5)51.72018/19: 48.4 (England 46.7)48.42021/22: 51.4 (England 48.8)51.42022/23: 53.2 (England 46.3)53.22023/24: 48.1 (England 45.9)48.12024/25: 50.0 (England 46.0)50.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲5046
▲55.8%45.4%
▲77.5%64.8%
▼24.9%40.5%
▲4.354.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form48.8−5.2
Sixth form college2.4+0.5
Further education36.8+8.3
Other education0.40
Apprenticeship4−0.9
Employment0.8−2.6
Not in a lasting destination2.8−2.5
Activity not captured4+2.5

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 29.4 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 28.3 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 32.3 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 30.3 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 32.3 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 33.3 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 33.5 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 36.1 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
118 studentsB- (36.1)Average +0.07
119 studentsB- (36.3)Average +0.09
57 studentsDist (34.8)Average +0.11
17 studentsDist*- (43.8)Above average +0.52
13.9%AAB or better
97.8%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24117C+ (33.5)-0.16
2022/23116C+ (33.3)—
2021/2294C+ (32.3)—
2018/19101C (30.3)-0.21
2017/18116C+ (32.3)+0.10
2016/17117C- (28.3)-0.23
2015/1683C (29.4)-0.19

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University47.1−13.3
Further education1.4+0.4
Apprenticeship11+3.1
Employment30.9+7.1
Not in a lasting destination8.8+5.8
Activity not captured0.7−3.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Great Baddow High School on 24 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
24 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jun 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Oct 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (244 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
92%
Positive
87%
Replies
244
16% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▲88% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▲85% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲89% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▲82% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲80% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲54% agreeEngland 43%

based on 34 parents (14%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲70% agreeEngland 63%

based on 46 parents (19%) with SEND

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