Hedingham School and Sixth Form

School overview

Hedingham School and Sixth Form is a secondary school serving Halstead, Essex, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 1,155 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 39.9 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 2.3 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

27% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 53% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Hedingham School and Sixth Form their first choice was offered one of its 189 Year 7 places. After Year 11, 95% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 9.2%. There are about 17.2 pupils per teacher. Hedingham School and Sixth Form does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.