Helena Romanes SchoolForest Hall School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Helena Romanes School and Forest Hall School.
Helena Romanes School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Forest Hall School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Helena Romanes School was judged Good and Forest Hall School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.6 for Helena Romanes School and 40.6 for Forest Hall School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Helena Romanes School (49.0 in 2021-22, 46.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Forest Hall School (40.6 in 2021-22, 40.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Great DunmowHelena Romanes School | Stansted MountfitchetForest Hall School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100 | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 52nd of 80 in Essex | 51st of 80 in Essex Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | All-through | Secondary | |
| Age range | 4-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,309 | 472 | |
| Capacity | 1,593 | 648 | |
| Location | Great Dunmow, CM6 2AU | Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8TZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.6 Stronger figure | 40.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49.5% Stronger figure | 34.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70.3% Stronger figure | 60.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 34.9% | 46.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.09 Stronger figure | 3.56 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 212 | 78 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 76 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 25.0 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 27.5 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,309 | 472 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.3% | 30.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.7% | 5.7% | |
| SEN support | 15.6% | 22.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.4% | 9.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.3% Stronger figure | 12.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.4% Stronger figure | 37.8% | 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
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.
Helena Romanes School
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