West Hatch High School, Chigwell

Overview

West Hatch High School is a state-funded school (academy converter) in Chigwell, East of England, for pupils aged 11–18. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy converter
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Secondary
Age range: Ages 11–18
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: Yes
School capacity: 1,523
Pupils on roll: 1,573
URN: 136758

Admissions

Admissions policy: Non-selective
Local authority: Essex
Academy trust or group: WEST HATCH HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 1,380
Pupils on roll: 1,558
Unfilled places at survey date: 0

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Year 7

First preferences: 328
Total preferences: 784
Offers made: 248

First preferences compared with offers

1.32 first preferences per offer

328 first preferences and 248 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	328	784	248
2025/26	197	631	246
2024/25	257	681	242
2023/24	295	687	242
2022/23	239	647	243

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

2024/25 results

Attainment 8 score
School
49.5
England
47.1
Pupils included: 248
Grade 5 or above in English & maths
School
50.8%
England
46.5%
Pupils included: 248
Grade 4 or above in English & maths
School
76.2%
England
66.4%
Pupils included: 248
Entering the EBacc
School
10.5%
England
41.5%
Pupils included: 248

Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement.

Ungraded inspection
Inspected 29 November 2023 · Published 18 January 2024
Outcome: School remains Good

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: High Road, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5BT
Local authority: Essex
Area: Schools in Epping Forest

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