Anglo European School

Academy converter·Secondary school Ingatestone, Essex·CM4 0DJ
Composite score
69.5
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National rank
#52
In East of England
#10
In Essex
Top 13%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
55.6
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
57%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
80%
% EBacc grade 5+
29%
EBacc average points score
5.22

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
76%
261 first choices, 237 places
First choices per place
1.10
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
896
any preference, for 237 places
Applications from another council area
15%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.01
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8820221.0320231.1220241.1120251.102026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

We do not have a checked cut-off distance for Anglo European School yet. Essex does publish allocation figures and we are working through them council by council — we only show a distance once we have found it in the council’s own document.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–19
Pupils on roll
1,488
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
9.7%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
59.4%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.8%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
0.9%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.9%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
14.6%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.5
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,804
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
98%
219 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
96%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

Anglo European School at a glance

Located in Ingatestone, Essex, Anglo European School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 1,488 pupils aged 11 to 19. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 55.6 — above the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 13% of secondary schools in England.

57% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 80% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Anglo European School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 261 first choices for 237 places. After Year 11, 98% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 5.9%. There are about 15.5 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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