West Hatch High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Chigwell, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
West Hatch High School is a secondary school in Chigwell, Essex for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 November 2023. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
West Hatch High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, Year 7 had 328 first-choice applications for 248 offers; 213 offers went to first-choice families, and 115 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 491 of the 784 applications for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Essex, and 138 offers went to them.
- 2024/25 grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths: 51% (England 45%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- High Road, Chigwell, IG7 5BT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,573 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 November 2023
Strengths
- “This is a large school, which achieves its aim of feeling like a family.”
- “They say their school is a tolerant and inclusive community.”
- “Pupils know that the school expects them to work hard, and they do.”
To improve
- “However, in some lessons, teachers do not always design activities that ensure this knowledge is firmly fixed in pupils’ minds.”
- “On occasion, a minority of teachers do not notice the gaps that emerge in the learning of a small number of pupils in their classes.”
- “A very small number of pupils do not work as hard in lessons as the majority of their peers.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 51% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 328 first-preference applications, 248 offers in total, 213 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Roding Valley High School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Debden Park High School 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Davenant Foundation School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy 5.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Epping St John's Church of England School 6.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow 9.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Sir Frederick Gibberd College 10.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Becket Keys Church of England Free School 10.3 mi Not judged Last distance published