Hylands School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Chelmsford Road
 Writtle
 Chelmsford
 Essex CM1 3ET
Telephone: 01245 266766

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Hylands School
Trust: The Kemnal Academies Trust
Sponsor: The Kemnal Academies Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Christopher White (since July 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Maggie Callaghan
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 34.87 / 1.51
Non-teaching Staff*: 32.66
Number of pupils: 640
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.4
Sex: Mixed (53% boys / 47% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 43.90% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 13.3%
Local child deprivation rate: 18.6% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 34.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 38.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 7.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Essex
Constituency: Saffron Walden
Electoral Ward: Writtle
School Number: 8815455

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 7th June 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Writtle Infant School (0.8km) show on map
  2. Writtle Junior School (1.0km) show on map
  3. Writtle College Limited (1.1km) show on map
  4. Westlands Community Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  5. Community College Initiative Ltd (1.5km) show on map
  6. Widford Lodge School (1.8km) show on map
  7. St Cedd's School (1.9km) show on map
  8. Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery (2.0km) show on map
  9. St Anne's School (2.1km) show on map
  10. Chelmsford College (2.2km) show on map
  11. Maltese Road Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  12. Oaklands Infant School (2.3km) show on map
  13. Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  14. Kings Road Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  15. King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (2.4km) show on map
  16. Moulsham Infant School (2.6km) show on map
  17. Moulsham Junior School (2.6km) show on map
  18. Tanglewood Nursery School (2.6km) show on map
  19. Parkwood Academy (2.6km) show on map
  20. Moulsham High School (2.7km) show on map
  21. Chelmsford County High School for Girls (2.7km) show on map
  22. St Pius X Catholic Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  23. The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aid... (2.9km) show on map
  24. Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School (2.9km) show on map
  25. Mildmay Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  26. St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford (3.2km) show on map
  27. Lift Columbus (3.2km) show on map
  28. Trinity Road Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  29. Thriftwood School (3.6km) show on map
  30. Beehive Lane Community Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  31. Great Baddow High School (3.8km) show on map
  32. Chelmsford Hospital School (3.9km) show on map
  33. Meadgate Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  34. Woodcroft Nursery School (4.1km) show on map
  35. Larkrise Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  36. Galleywood Infant School (4.2km) show on map
  37. St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aide... (4.2km) show on map
  38. Perryfields Junior School (4.2km) show on map
  39. Perryfields Infant School (4.2km) show on map
  40. The Tyrrells School (4.3km) show on map
  41. The Boswells School (4.4km) show on map
  42. Broomfield Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  43. Roxwell Church of England Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  44. Highwood Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  45. Octavia House Schools, Essex (4.7km) show on map
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  48. Barnes Farm Primary School (5.0km) show on map
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  53. Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford (5.4km) show on map
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  55. The Sandon School (5.7km) show on map
  56. The Belsteads School (6.2km) show on map
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  87. Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School (11.9km) show on map
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  91. High Ongar Primary School (12.1km) show on map
  92. Quilters Junior School (12.2km) show on map
  93. Quilters Infant School (12.2km) show on map
  94. The Billericay School (12.2km) show on map
  95. Shenfield High School (12.4km) show on map
  96. St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School (12.4km) show on map
  97. Willowbrook Primary School (12.5km) show on map
  98. Long Ridings Primary School (12.5km) show on map
  99. Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery School (12.5km) show on map
  100. Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School (12.5km) show on map
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