Hornchurch High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Hornchurch, Havering
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Havering · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Hornchurch High School is a secondary school in Hornchurch, Havering for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 6 February 2025. Havering has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2013 to 2026 entry.
Hornchurch 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 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | Not published |
| Year 7 2017 | Not published |
| Year 7 2016 | Not published |
| Year 7 2015 | Not published |
| Year 7 2014 | Not published |
| Year 7 2013 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 61% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 54 (England 46).
- For Year 7 2026 there were 102 first-choice applications for 165 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 63 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 9 of the 17 other Havering secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Free school meal eligibility is 31.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 24.7% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Havering.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Havering schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Broadstone Road, Hornchurch, RM12 4AJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Havering
- Pupils on roll
- 661 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 6 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Hornchurch High School have high aspirations.”
- “They are motivated to do well and supported to make careful choices about their future.”
- “Pupils achieve well in a wide range of subjects and, as a result, are well prepared for the next stage of their education, employment or training.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, when misconceptions are not picked up by teachers and addressed promptly, teaching moves pupils on to the next phase of their learning before they are fully ready.”
- “However, on occasion staff do not fully consider the starting points of pupils when planning tasks.”
- “This means that when work is not adapted equally well for all, some pupils struggle to complete tasks successfully.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 April 2025 (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) | 61% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 54 | 46 |
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: 102 first-preference applications, 165 offers in total, 102 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 Havering.
- Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sanders Draper 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Brittons Academy 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Royal Liberty School 1.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Emerson Park Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- The Campion School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published