Great Baddow High School
Duffield Road, Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ
1,516 pupils · 100% of 1,520 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- QUANTUM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 22 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 55.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 77.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 24.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.09 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 245 | 267 | 1,119 | 245 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 240 | 297 | 1,112 | 240 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 247 | 361 | 1,091 | 247 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 243 | 240 | 980 | 243 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 248 | 246 | 936 | 248 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 248 | 233 | 845 | 248 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 247 | 250 | 889 | 247 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 238 | 220 | 897 | 238 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Moulsham High School 1.2 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- The Sandon School 2.1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford 3.3 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Chelmsford County High School for Girls 3.6 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Hylands School 3.6 km · Most areas: Urgent improvement (2026)
- The Boswells School 4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.