Debden Park High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Mar 25 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 136555
- Address
- Willingale Road, Debden, IG10 2BQ
- Website
- http://www.debden-tkat.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1050 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 14.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.9%
- Persistent absence
- 26.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.1%
White British 70.2%
Other White 12%
Mixed 8.9%
Other 2.2%
African 1.5%
Indian 1.3%
Other Asian 1%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.2
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.05
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 13 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 23 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 179 |
Admissions
Debden Park High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 180
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 183
- 2nd preference
- 218
- 3rd preference
- 89
- From another Local Authority
- 42
Offers
- 1st preference
- 163
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 177 88 89 |
| Year 8 | 171 79 92 |
| Year 9 | 176 79 97 |
| Year 10 | 175 94 81 |
| Year 11 | 179 95 84 |
| Year 12 | 87 45 42 |
| Year 13 | 85 43 42 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 41.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.1% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 59.0% 53.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 15.0% 15.2% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.4% 2.4% |