Hatch End High School

Hatch End High School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection. The leadership demonstrates a strong commitment to providing high-quality education and support for all students, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Their initiatives, such as the 'Dream Forward' program, aim to raise aspirations and ensure inclusivity among pupils. Enhanced behavior management strategies have led to notable improvements in pupil behavior and a calm school environment. While the school shows many strengths, there are some areas that require attention. The effectiveness of checking pupils' understanding varies across subjects, occasionally leaving gaps in their readiness for new material. In addition, expectations around the quality of work, especially for disadvantaged students, need to be consistently elevated to foster better academic growth. Overall, the school exhibits solid governance, effective safeguarding measures, and strong support for student well-being and engagement.

Strengths

• Strong leadership committed to high-quality education.
• Inclusive education for pupils with SEND.
• Effective behavior management strategies.
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers.
• Robust support for pupils struggling with reading.
• Wide range of enrichment activities available.
• Calm and orderly school environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checking of pupils' understanding across subjects.
• Expectations of pupils' work not consistently high, especially for disadvantaged students.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hatch End High School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 20.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.1% of pupils at Hatch End High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hatch End High School had 15.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.0% of pupils at Hatch End High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 8 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Hatch End High School received £8,850 and spent £8,691 for each of its 1,278 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £2,245,000 (£1,757 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Hatch End High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hatch End High School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Hatch End High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hatch End High School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Hatch End High School have?

Hatch End High School has 1,226 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hatch End High School cover?

Hatch End High School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Hatch End High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 47.2, and 47% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Hatch End High School?

Hatch End High School is at Headstone Lane, Harrow, HA3 6NR.