Great Baddow High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Chelmsford, 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.
Great Baddow High School is a secondary school in Chelmsford, Essex for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Great Baddow 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
- Year 7 2026 had 267 first-choice applications for 245 offers; 209 offers went to first-choice families and 58 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 2024/25: 56% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
- There are 15.3 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex is 18.3.
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
- Duffield Road, Beehive Lane, Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,516 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 March 2026
Strengths
- “The school is a harmonious community where all pupils feel valued, safe and looked after.”
- “Pupils are loyal to the school.”
- “They want to achieve well and make the most of the opportunities on offer.”
To improve
- “However, in a few other subjects it is not as clear what essential knowledge, skills and understanding pupils must master by the end of the unit of learning.”
- “This hampers their progression through the curriculum.”
- “However, the information that staff receive for some pupils with EHC plans in the main school is not as precisely tailored.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 June 2026 (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) | 56% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | 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: 267 first-preference applications, 245 offers in total, 209 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.
- Moulsham High School 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- The Sandon School 1.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Chelmsford County High School for Girls 2.2 mi Outstanding
- Hylands School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Boswells School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chelmer Valley High School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published