West Hatch High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 29 2023 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
- 136758
- Address
- High Road, IG7 5BT
- Website
- http://www.westhatch.net
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1505 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 13.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.2%
- Persistent absence
- 19.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.8%
White British 37.2%
Other White 15.1%
Indian 11.4%
Mixed 10.5%
Pakistani 8%
African 3.5%
Bangladeshi 3.2%
Unclassified 3.1%
Other Asian 2.7%
Caribbean 2.4%
Other 1.4%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.07
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.97
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
Dance: General | Technical Award | 26 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
Biology | GCSE | 231 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 57 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 223 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 43 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 58 |
Dance | GCSE | 1 |
Economics | GCSE | 42 |
Admissions
West Hatch High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 242
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 257
- 2nd preference
- 185
- 3rd preference
- 109
- From another Local Authority
- 386
Offers
- 1st preference
- 193
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 114
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 249 127 122 |
Year 8 | 248 128 120 |
Year 9 | 247 119 128 |
Year 10 | 244 120 124 |
Year 11 | 247 122 125 |
Year 12 | 157 86 71 |
Year 13 | 113 62 51 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 92.0% 86.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 30.0% 36.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 60.0% 38.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 10.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 3.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 64.0% 57.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 19.0% 15.9% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 13.0% 13.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.6% 1.7% |