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Anglo European School

Secondary · Ingatestone · CM4 0DJ

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 12 March 2024

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At a glance

1,533 pupils · 115% of 1,338 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
9.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
59.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://aesessex.co.uk/
URN
137727

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 261 families named it first for 237 Year 7 places, 1.10 first choices per place. Ofsted last graded it Good on 12 March 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.10 first-choice applications per place

237 places offered · 261 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

GCSE results (2024/2025)

235 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
55.6
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
79.6%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
57%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
5.2
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) B-
37.6
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school55.6
Median of its 12 closest peers57.2
Essex average46
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Europa School UKAbingdon · 71 miles awayGood0.9
Queensmead SchoolRuislip · 34 miles awayStrong standard55.5
Rickmansworth SchoolRickmansworth · 36 miles awayOutstanding61.2
St Philomena's Catholic High School for GirlsCarshalton · 32 miles awayGood57.2
The Douay Martyrs Catholic SchoolUxbridge · 37 miles awayGood52.6
The Holt SchoolWokingham · 56 miles awayOutstanding63.7
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High SchoolBlackburn · 188 miles awayOutstanding72.3
Fernwood SchoolNottingham · 112 miles awayOutstanding53.8
Harris Academy SuttonSutton · 34 miles awayOutstanding58.2
Sacred Heart High SchoolLondon · 29 miles awayOutstanding60.9
Coombe Girls' SchoolNew Malden · 33 miles awayGood55.3
The Becket SchoolWest Bridgford · 108 miles awayGood57.3

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 42% (Essex 72%, England 59%) · Any other White background 24% (Essex 6%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Essex 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 6% (Essex 1%, England 2%) · Black African 5% (Essex 4%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 4% (Essex 3%, England 4%) · Asian Chinese 3% (Essex 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Essex 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Essex 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Essex 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Essex 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Essex 1%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Essex 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Essex 1%, England 5%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.70 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Essex: 18.44 suspensions and 0.18 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

83.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £57,583; 7.7% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,804
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (6%) · supplies and services 12% (11%) · educational supplies 11% (6%) · bought-in professional services 0% (1%) · catering 5% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £518,000; in-year balance +£291,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
98%
Continuing in education
96%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
61%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
20%
Any sustained destination
86%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher38.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work49.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier69.1%62.3%
Social housing6.5%17.1%
Privately rented24.4%20.5%
Detached houses23.3%22.9%
Flats32%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms28.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van16.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01021458 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£650,000153 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£475,000–£825,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (62)£837,500
Semi-detached (37)£625,000
Terraced (25)£545,000
Flat (29)£300,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
3a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
12a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
4a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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