Chelmsford County High School for GirlsHylands School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Chelmsford.
Summary of the comparison
Chelmsford County High School for Girls and Hylands School are secondary schools in Chelmsford.
Chelmsford County High School for Girls scores 87 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Hylands School scores 28 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Chelmsford County High School for Girls is ahead on our composite score.
Chelmsford County High School for Girls was judged Outstanding and Hylands School was judged in need of urgent improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 80.7 for Chelmsford County High School for Girls and 37.8 for Hylands School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Chelmsford County High School for Girls (85.1 in 2021-22, 80.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Hylands School (36.1 in 2021-22, 37.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ChelmsfordChelmsford County High School for Girls | ChelmsfordHylands School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A87/100Stronger figure | F28/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 80 in Essex Stronger figure | 78th of 80 in Essex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Urgent improvement | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,236 | 640 | |
| Capacity | 1,285 | 1,100 | |
| Location | Chelmsford, CM1 1RW | Chelmsford, CM1 3ET | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 80.7 Stronger figure | 37.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 99.4% Stronger figure | 37.8% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99.4% Stronger figure | 54.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 96.7% Stronger figure | 3.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.94 Stronger figure | 3.16 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 180 | 90 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 150 | 7 | |
| A-level average points | 47.2 Stronger figure | 31.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | A- | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 47.5 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 56.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,236 | 640 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 5.1% | 44.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 25.2% | 20.2% | |
| SEN support | 4.1% | 18.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.3% | 3.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.6% Stronger figure | 12.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.0% Stronger figure | 34.2% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Hylands School
Full profiles: Chelmsford County High School for Girls · Hylands School