Helena Romanes School

Parsonage Downs, Great Dunmow, CM6 2AU

Local ranking53rd of 80 secondary schools in Essex

Ofsted: GoodUpdated

All-through

Phase

1593

Capacity

4-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 10 October 2023. Figures last updated 15 October 2026.

Year:

GCSE Results

2025-26

Average Attainment 8: 44.0 nat46.2
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 41.6% nat46.3%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 67.5% nat64.8%
Cohort Size: 243

Source: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2025-26. These are provisional figures; the DfE publishes revised figures later in the school year. Percentages count every pupil at the end of key stage 4, including any who did not enter English and maths.

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 90.0%
Continued in education: 80.0%
Apprenticeships: 4.0%
Employment: 6.0%
Not sustained: 5.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 82.0%
Higher education: 35.0%
Apprenticeships: 15.0%
Employment: 32.0%
Not sustained: 12.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results

D+

Avg A-Level Grade

25.0

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

27.5

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

76

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 0.0% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points: 20.9
16-18 Cohort: 153

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 1309
Boys: 635 (50%)
Girls: 630 (50%)
Capacity: 1593 (79% full)
SEND: 17.0%
FSM Eligible: 19.3%
EAL: 4.7%
SEN with EHC Plan: 1.4%
SEN Support: 15.6%

*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25

Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 18.0:1
Teachers (FTE): 72.9
Budget per Pupil: £6,969/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate: 10.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 29.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: All-through
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 87.4%
White Other: 3.3%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
Mixed Other: 1.6%
Asian Indian: 1.1%
Black African: 1.0%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
Asian Other: 0.6%

87.4%

White British

3.3%

White Other

1.7%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Contact & Location

cdavis@hrseducation.co.uk

Parsonage Downs

Great Dunmow, East of England

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Administrative

URN: 137975
UKPRN: 10036932
Establishment No.: 5457
Trust: SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST

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