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Hylands School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Chelmsford Road, Writtle, Chelmsford CM1 3ET · hylands-tkat.org · 01245 266766

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
37.8
average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.2
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
614
56% of 1,100 places
Local authority
Essex
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
45.2%
First language not English
21.2%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Kemnal Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 27 families put the school first and 171 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 66 (Places 174)66September 2023: 41 (Places 148)41September 2024: 38 (Places 169)38September 2025: 36 (Places 151)36September 2026: 27 (Places 171)27Places 171
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026171270.2100%
September 2025Sept 2025151360.2100%
September 2024Sept 2024169380.2100%
September 2023Sept 2023148410.3100%
September 2022Sept 2022174660.4100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.8, and 37.8% 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 (31.4 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: 41.2 (England 46.3)41.22017/18: 37.6 (England 46.5)37.62018/19: 37.6 (England 46.7)37.62021/22: 36.1 (England 48.8)36.12022/23: 35.0 (England 46.3)35.02023/24: 32.6 (England 45.9)32.62024/25: 37.8 (England 46.0)37.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼37.846.0
▼37.8%45.4%
▼54.4%64.8%
▼3.3%40.5%
▼3.164.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form20.2−10.1
Sixth form college3+2.2
Further education47.5−1.7
Other education1—
Apprenticeship1+0.2
Employment2−5.6
Not in a lasting destination16.2+10.1
Activity not captured9.1+3.8

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: 22.8 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 24.4 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 27.3 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 25.5 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 27.9 (England 37.9)C-2022/23: 17.6 (England 34.2)D-2023/24: 26.6 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 31.4 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
7 studentsC (31.4)Average -0.31
7 studentsC (31.4)Average -0.31
5 students—Average +0.35
66.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2434C- (26.6)0.00
2022/2348D- (17.6)—
2021/2242C- (27.9)—
2018/1936C- (25.5)-0.04
2017/1838C- (27.3)-0.07
2016/1776D+ (24.4)-0.38
2015/1652D+ (22.8)-0.12

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University46.3+7.5
Apprenticeship4.9+0.8
Employment29.3+2.8
Not in a lasting destination14.6−7.8
Activity not captured4.9+2.9

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Hylands School on 10 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
10 Feb 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionUrgent improvement
Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
AchievementUrgent improvement
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and well-beingNeeds attention
Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jul 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Oct 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Jun 2023Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Dec 2019Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareInadequate
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (108 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
81%
Positive
59%
Replies
108
17% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school●84% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe●83% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved●80% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼72% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼69% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼67% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼70% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 87% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲63% agreeEngland 43%

based on 27 parents (25%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●65% agreeEngland 63%

based on 39 parents (36%) with SEND

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