Hylands School
Chelmsford Road, Chelmsford, CM1 3ET
614 pupils · 56% of 1,100 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 45.2%
Ofsted
Urgent improvement (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 8 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 | 37.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 37.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 54.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 3.3% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.16 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 171 | 27 | 108 | 54 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 151 | 36 | 115 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 169 | 38 | 121 | 64 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 148 | 41 | 134 | 71 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 174 | 66 | 142 | 91 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 69 | 33 | 135 | 51 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 89 | 51 | 134 | 64 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 111 | 52 | 156 | 69 |
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
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford 2.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Moulsham High School 2.4 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Chelmsford County High School for Girls 2.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford 3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Great Baddow High School 3.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Boswells School 4.2 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.