Secondary · CM1 · Essex

Hylands School

Chelmsford Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3ET

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Requires improvement

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedRequires improvement
Attendance92.9%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.86
AdmissionsOften has places
Pupils614

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Requires improvement

Latest visit (Jun 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — inclusion, curriculum and teaching, achievement and leadership and governance urgent improvement; attendance and behaviour and personal development and wellbeing needs attention. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in CM1. Where we have them, council (Chelmsford) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
614
Free school meals
45.2%
26% above district average (19.2%)

Also: England 25.8%

SEN
21.9%
2.8% above district average (19.1%)

Also: England 16.5%

EAL
20.2%
3.5% above district average (16.7%)
Attendance
92.9%
2.9% below district average (95.8%)

Also: England 91.9%

Persistent absence
20.5%
Progress 8
-0.86 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
37.8
Grade 5+ English & maths
37.8%
Grade 4+ English & maths
54.4%
Entered for EBacc
3.3%
EBacc average point score
3.16

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the CM1 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2193.6%
  • 2021/2286.7%
  • 2022/2386.8%
  • 2023/2487.6%
  • 2024/2588.1%

Admissions

Demand signal
Often has places
Published capacity (GIAS)
1053
Pupils on roll
614

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Essex page.

SEN support

SEN %
21.9%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
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