Great Baddow High School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C62
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ
- Distance
- 1.2km away
Moulsham High School
Brian Close, Chelmsford, CM2 9ES
Local ranking11th of 80 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1613
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 28 January 2020. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 54.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 60.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 77.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 256
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 93.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Higher education
- 54.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 31.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
37.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
164
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 12.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 37.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 326
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1670
- Boys
- 867 (52%)
- Girls
- 795 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1613 (103% full)
- SEND
- 6.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 13.9%
- EAL
- 10.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.3%
- SEN Support
- 4.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 20.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 83.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,240/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 8.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 76.2%
- White Other: 5.4%
- Mixed Other: 2.5%
- Black African: 2.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.1%
- Asian Indian: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.5%
- Asian Other: 1.5%
76.2%
White British
5.4%
White Other
2.5%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Brian Close
Chelmsford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 136863
- UKPRN
- 10034120
- Establishment No.
- 4480
- Trust
- BRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST
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