Hedingham School and Sixth Form
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Halstead, 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.
Hedingham School and Sixth Form is a secondary school in Halstead, Essex for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 3 March 2023. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Hedingham School and Sixth Form 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 | Not published |
| 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
- Every applicant for Year 7 in 2026 was offered a place, as was the case at 59 of the 71 other Essex secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026 there were 177 first-choice applications for 189 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 12 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 27% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
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
- Yeldham Road, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, CO9 3QH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,177 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 3 March 2023
Strengths
- “At Hedingham School, pupils are polite and respectful.”
- “They demonstrate the school values of being ‘ready, respectful and safe’ in their everyday school life.”
- “Pupils have positive relationships with staff who know them well.”
To improve
- “Typically, pupils do not choose languages at GCSE.”
- “While the uptake has increased and the learning expectations have improved in languages, there remains low uptake, which impacts the overall English Baccalaureate entry level.”
- “However, occasionally a minority of pupils do not make the right behaviour choices.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 May 2023 (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) | 27% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 39.9 | 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: 177 first-preference applications, 189 offers in total, 177 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.
- The Ramsey Academy, Halstead 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tabor Academy 7.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Alec Hunter Academy 7.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form 8.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Honywood School 8.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lift New Rickstones 11.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Stanway School 12.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lift Maltings 13.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published