Woodbridge High SchoolWest Hatch High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Woodbridge High School and West Hatch High School are secondary schools.
Woodbridge High School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and West Hatch High School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Woodbridge High School is ahead on our composite score.
Woodbridge High School was judged Outstanding and West Hatch High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.2 for Woodbridge High School and 49.5 for West Hatch High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Woodbridge High School (53.1 in 2021-22, 52.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at West Hatch High School (53.0 in 2021-22, 49.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Woodford GreenWoodbridge High School | ChigwellWest Hatch High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B73/100Stronger figure | C62/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 19 in Redbridge | 16th of 80 in Essex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 2,000 | 1,564 | |
| Capacity | 2,000 | 1,523 | |
| Location | Woodford Green, IG8 7DQ | Chigwell, IG7 5BT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 52.2 Stronger figure | 49.5 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58.3% Stronger figure | 50.8% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.9% | 76.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 69.5% Stronger figure | 10.5% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.99 Stronger figure | 4.11 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 295 | 248 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 191 | 135 | |
| A-level average points | 36.5 Stronger figure | 33.2 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.8 Stronger figure | 33.6 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 10.1% Stronger figure | 9.2% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 2,000 | 1,564 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.7% | 20.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 31.1% | 13.6% | |
| SEN support | 13.7% | 10.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.8% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.0% Stronger figure | 7.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.3% Stronger figure | 20.1% | 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.
Woodbridge High School
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